Where does “*hiju” come from?
*hiju (Germanic) comes from Proto-Germanic hijō, from Proto-Indo-European ḱe- — demonstrative particle; here; this, here.
Ancestry of “*hiju”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-Germanic | hijō | she; nominative singular feminine of *hiz |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱe- | demonstrative particle; here; this, here |