Where does “по-мужски” come from?

по-мужски (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-мужски (Russian): as a man

Definitions

  1. as a man

Ancestry of “по-мужски”, step by step

по-мужски traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Russian ПО

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1RussianПОsoftware
2Old East Slavicпоon, along, by
3Proto-Slavicpoafter; by; at
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂póoff, away
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂epofrom, off, back; off, away; off, from

via Russian мужско́й

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianмужско́йmale
2Proto-Slavicmǫžьskъmanly, male
3Proto-Slavicmǫžьman; husband
4Proto-Balto-Slavic*mangjásman
5Proto-Indo-Europeanman-human being; man; hand
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂epoEvery word from Proto-Indo-European h₂póEvery word from Proto-Slavic po
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