Where does “над-” come from?
над- (Ukrainian) comes from Ukrainian над, from Old East Slavic надъ, from Proto-Slavic nadъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic nōda, from Proto-Indo-European h₂nō-dʰh₁-o-m.
над- (Ukrainian): takes adjectives, produces adjectives: super-, supra
Definitions
- takes adjectives, produces adjectives: super-, supra
Ancestry of “над-”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ukrainian | над | above, over + instrumental case |
| 2 | Old East Slavic | надъ | above, over |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | nadъ | over, above |
| 4 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | nōda | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂nō-dʰh₁-o-m | — |