Where does “je” come from?

je (Czech) comes from Proto-Slavic jь, from Proto-Balto-Slavic iś, from Old Polish ić, from Proto-Slavic jьti, from Proto-Balto-Slavic eitei, from Proto-Indo-European h₁éyti, from Proto-Indo-European h₁ey- — to go.

je (Czech): third-person plural accusative of on;...

Definitions

  1. third-person plural accusative of on;...

Ancestry of “je”, step by step

je traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Slavic jь

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicjьthis; he
2Proto-Balto-Slaviciśthis
3Old Polishićto go
4Proto-Slavicjьtito go
5Proto-Balto-Slaviceiteito go
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁éytito go, to be going
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁ey-to go

via Proto-Slavic estь

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicestьestь; third-person singular present active...
2Proto-Balto-Slavic*esti—
3Proto-Indo-European*h₁ésti—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁ey- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁éyti →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic eitei →