Where does “вы” come from?

вы (Rusyn) comes from Proto-Slavic vy, from Proto-Indo-European wōs.

вы (Rusyn): second-person singular formal, as well as...

Definitions

  1. second-person singular formal, as well as...

Ancestry of “вы”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicvyyou, ye; you
2Proto-Indo-Europeanwōs
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wōsEvery word from Proto-Slavic vy