Where does “unazad” come from?

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

unazad (Serbo-Croatian): back, backwards

Definitions

  1. back, backwards

Ancestry of “unazad”, step by step

unazad traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Serbo-Croatian u

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianuin, at; to, into; on, in, at, during
2Proto-Slavicvъ(n)in, inside, within; in, into, inside; at
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁n̥—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁énin

via Serbo-Croatian nazad

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatiannazadback, backwards
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁én →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁n̥ →Every word from Proto-Slavic vъ(n) →