Where does “у” come from?

у (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Proto-Slavic vъ(n), from Proto-Indo-European h₁n̥, from Proto-Indo-European h₁én — in.

у (Serbo-Croatian): in, at; to, into; on, in, at, during

Definitions

  1. in, at; to, into; on, in, at, during

Ancestry of “у”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicvъ(n)in, inside, within; in, into, inside; at
2Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁n̥—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁énin

Words derived from “у”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁én →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁n̥ →Every word from Proto-Slavic vъ(n) →