Where does “it” come from?

it (Karaim) comes from Proto-Turkic ɨt, from Proto-Balto-Slavic eitei, from Proto-Indo-European h₁éyti, from Proto-Indo-European h₁ey- — to go.

it (Karaim): dog, hound

Definitions

  1. dog, hound

Ancestry of “it”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Turkicɨtdog
2Proto-Balto-Slaviceiteito go
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁éytito go, to be going
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁ey-to go
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁ey- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁éyti →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic eitei →