Where does “у” come from?

у (Ukrainian) comes from Old East Slavic у, from Proto-Slavic u, from Proto-Balto-Slavic au, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ew, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰe — Postpositional intensifying particle: indeed, at any rate, in fact.

у (Ukrainian): in, at (to express static position/location; the following word starts with a consonant)

Definitions

  1. in, at (to express static position/location; the following word starts with a consonant)

Ancestry of “у”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old East Slavicуat
2Proto-Slavicuat, near, by
3Proto-Balto-Slavicau—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ewaway from, off; again
5Proto-Indo-EuropeanǵʰePostpositional intensifying particle: indeed, at any rate, in fact

Words derived from “у”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰe →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ew →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic au →