Where does “поныне” come from?
поныне (Russian) comes from Russian ПО, from Old East Slavic по, from Proto-Slavic po, from Proto-Indo-European h₂pó, from Proto-Indo-European h₂epo — from, off, back; off, away; off, from.
поныне (Russian): up to the present (time), to this day
Definitions
- up to the present (time), to this day
Ancestry of “поныне”, step by step
поныне traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Russian ПО
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | ПО | software |
| 2 | Old East Slavic | по | on, along, by |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | po | after; by; at |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂pó | off, away |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂epo | from, off, back; off, away; off, from |
via Russian ны́не
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | ны́не | now, nowadays, today, at present |