Where does “По” come from?

По (Ukrainian) comes from Italian Po, from Latin Padus, from Lepontic Bodincus, from Proto-Indo-European bʰudʰmḗn, from Proto-Indo-European dʰewbʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂- — smoke; mist, haze.

По (Ukrainian): Petro Poroshenko

Definitions

  1. Petro Poroshenko

Ancestry of “По”, step by step

По traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Italian Po

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1ItalianPo—
2LatinPadusthe River Po
3LeponticBodincus—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰudʰmḗnbottom
5Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewbʰ-deep
6Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewh₂-smoke; mist, haze

via Ukrainian Пороше́нко

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1UkrainianПороше́нкоPoroshenko
2Ukrainian-е́нкоAdded to a stem to form a patronymic or matronymic surname
3UkrainianТара́с—
4Ancient GreekΤαράσιος—
5Ancient GreekταράσσωI disturb; I agitate
6Proto-Indo-Europeandʰreh₂gʰ-to irritate; rough

via Old East Slavic по

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old East Slavicпоon, along, by
2Proto-Slavicpoafter; by; at
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂póoff, away
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂epofrom, off, back; off, away; off, from

Words derived from “По”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰewbʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰudʰmḗn →