Where does “ви́-” come from?

ви́- (Ukrainian) comes from Proto-Slavic vy-, from Proto-Balto-Slavic ū́, from Proto-Indo-European úd — out, outward.

ви́- (Ukrainian): out, ex- describing an action of moving outside from inside

Definitions

  1. out, ex- describing an action of moving outside from inside

Ancestry of “ви́-”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicvy-out
2Proto-Balto-Slavicū́—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanúdout, outward

Words derived from “ви́-”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European úd →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic ū́ →Every word from Proto-Slavic vy- →