Where does “ĝi” come from?

ĝi (Esperanto) comes from Lithuanian ji, 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.

ĝi (Esperanto): it

Definitions

  1. it

Ancestry of “ĝi”, step by step

ĝi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Lithuanian ji

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Lithuanianjishe
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 Lithuanian jis

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Lithuanianjishe, it
2Proto-Balto-Slavicisthis

Words derived from “ĝi”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁ey- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁éyti →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic eitei →