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

Definitions

  1. accusative of wón

Ancestry of “jen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Lower Sorbianwónhe
2Proto-Slavic*onъ—
3Proto-Balto-Slavicanasthat over there, yonder
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂enthere
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂en →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic anas →Every word from Proto-Slavic *onъ →