Where does “над” come from?

над (Ukrainian) comes from Old East Slavic надъ, from Proto-Slavic nadъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic nōda, from Proto-Indo-European h₂nō-dʰh₁-o-m.

над (Ukrainian): above, over + instrumental case

Definitions

  1. above, over + instrumental case

Ancestry of “над”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old East Slavicнадъabove, over
2Proto-Slavicnadъover, above
3Proto-Balto-Slavicnōda—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂nō-dʰh₁-o-m—

Words derived from “над”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂nō-dʰh₁-o-m →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic nōda →Every word from Proto-Slavic nadъ →