Where does “по-” come from?

по- (Ukrainian) comes from Proto-Slavic po- — after.

по- (Ukrainian): used to form perfective verbs from imperfective ones

Definitions

  1. used to form perfective verbs from imperfective ones

Ancestry of “по-”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicpo-after

Words derived from “по-

Every word from Proto-Slavic po-