Where does “на” come from?

на (Ukrainian) comes from Slavic на, from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁- — to do, put, place.

на (Ukrainian): here you go! take it! (encouraging someone to accept something, used when giving or providing something)

Definitions

  1. here you go! take it! (encouraging someone to accept something, used when giving or providing something)

Ancestry of “на”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Slavicна—
2Proto-Indo-Europeandʰeh₁-to do, put, place

Words derived from “на”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁- →Every word from Slavic на →