Where does “по-хорошему” come from?

по-хорошему (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-хорошему (Russian): properly; thoroughly; in an amicable/friendly way

Definitions

  1. properly; thoroughly; in an amicable/friendly way

Ancestry of “по-хорошему”, step by step

по-хорошему 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 хоро́ший

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianхоро́шийpretty, good-looking, handsome
2Old East Slavicхорошь
3Proto-Slavic*xoroščьnъbeautiful, handsome
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂epoEvery word from Proto-Indo-European h₂póEvery word from Proto-Slavic po