Where does “от” come from?
от (Russian) comes from Old East Slavic отъ, from Proto-Slavic otъ, from Proto-Indo-European éti, from Proto-Indo-European h₁é, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰe.
от (Russian): from; since
Ancestry of “от”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old East Slavic | отъ | from; because of |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | otъ | from, away from; originating from, starting from... |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | éti | beyond; over |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁é | and, then |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰe | — |