Where does “jen” come from?
jen (Lower Sorbian) comes from Lower Sorbian wón, from Proto-Slavic *onъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic anas, from Proto-Indo-European h₂en — there.
jen (Lower Sorbian): accusative of wón
Ancestry of “jen”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Lower Sorbian | wón | he |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | *onъ | — |
| 3 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | anas | that over there, yonder |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂en | there |