Where does “повсюду” come from?
повсюду (Russian) comes from Russian всю́ду, from Old East Slavic вьсѭду, from Proto-Slavic *vьśǫdu, from Proto-Slavic vьśь, from Proto-Indo-European weyḱ-, from Proto-Indo-European wey- — to wither; fade; to move, go ahead; to be strong;...
повсюду (Russian): everywhere, far and wide
Definitions
- everywhere, far and wide
Ancestry of “повсюду”, step by step
повсюду traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Russian всю́ду
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | всю́ду | everywhere, anywhere |
| 2 | Old East Slavic | вьсѭду | here and there |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | *vьśǫdu | here and there |
| 4 | Proto-Slavic | vьśь | all |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | weyḱ- | to enter in; to settle; settlement |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | wey- | to wither; fade; to move, go ahead; to be strong;... |