Where does “по-иному” come from?
по-иному (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.
по-иному (Russian): differently, otherwise
Ancestry of “по-иному”, 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 |