Where does “wy” come from?

wy (Silesian) comes from Old Polish wy, from Proto-Slavic vy, from Proto-Indo-European wōs.

wy (Silesian): second-person plural pronoun; you

Definitions

  1. second-person plural pronoun; you

Ancestry of “wy”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Polishwyplural second person pronoun; you
2Proto-Slavicvyyou, ye; you
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwōs—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wōs →Every word from Proto-Slavic vy →Every word from Old Polish wy →
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