Where does “поутру” come from?
поутру (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.
поутру (Russian): in the morning
Ancestry of “поутру”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Russian | ПО | software |
| 2 | Old East Slavic | по | — |
| 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 |