Where does “у-” come from?
у- (Ukrainian) comes from Ukrainian у, from Old East Slavic у, from Proto-Slavic u, from Proto-Balto-Slavic au, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ew, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰe.
Ancestry of “у-”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Ukrainian | у | — |
| 2 | Old East Slavic | у | at |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | u | at, near, by |
| 4 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | au | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ew | away from, off; again |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰe | — |