Where does “ai” come from?
ai (Albanian) comes from Proto-Indo-European ís — this, he (used as the 3rd person pronoun).
ai (Albanian): he; that
Definitions
- he; that
Ancestry of “ai”, step by step
ai traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Proto-Indo-European ís
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-Indo-European | ís | this, he (used as the 3rd person pronoun) |
via Proto-Albanian *ahýh ~ *aíh
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-Albanian | *ahýh ~ *aíh | — |