Where does “окончание” come from?

окончание (Russian) comes from Russian око́нчить, from Russian о-, from Proto-Slavic o(b), from Proto-Balto-Slavic ab, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ebʰi.

окончание (Russian): end, close, termination, completion, conclusion

Definitions

  1. end, close, termination, completion, conclusion

Ancestry of “окончание”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianоко́нчитьto finish, to end, to complete
2Russianо-prefix added to adjectives or nouns to produce...
3Proto-Slavico(b)around, about; concerning; against, on
4Proto-Balto-Slavicab—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ebʰi—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ebʰi →Every word from Russian о- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic ab →