Where does “che” come from?
Che is a Russian first-person pronoun that traces back through Middle English ich and Old English iċ to Proto-Germanic ik, ultimately deriving from Proto-Indo-European éǵh₂, the root for the first-person singular pronoun.
che (English): The letter Ч, ч; I
Definitions
- The letter Ч, ч; I
Ancestry of “che”, step by step
che traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English ICH
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ICH | Initialism of intracranial hemorrhage; Initialism... |
| 2 | English | ichthyophthiriasis | A parasitic infection of freshwater fish caused... |
| 3 | English | Ichthyophthirius | — |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | ἰχθύς | fish |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | ἀετός | eagle; the constellation Aquila; omen |
| 6 | Proto-Hellenic | ayyetós | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ewyetós | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂éwis | bird |