Where does “по-немецки” come from?

по-немецки (Russian) comes from Russian неме́цкий, from Proto-Slavic němьčьskъ, from Proto-Slavic němьcь, from Proto-Slavic němъ — unclear or incomprehensible speaker, muttering,...

по-немецки (Russian): in German

Definitions

  1. in German

Ancestry of “по-немецки”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianнеме́цкийGerman
2Proto-SlavicněmьčьskъGerman
3Proto-Slavicněmьcьforeigner, non-Slav; specifically, a speaker of a...
4Proto-Slavicněmъunclear or incomprehensible speaker, muttering,...
Every word from Proto-Slavic němъ →Every word from Proto-Slavic němьcь →Every word from Proto-Slavic němьčьskъ →