Where does “и” come from?

и (Mongolian) comes from Russian и, from Greek η, from Ancient Greek ἡ, from Proto-Hellenic *hā́, from Proto-Indo-European séh₂, from Proto-Indo-European só — this; that.

Ancestry of “и”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianиand
2Greekηnominative feminine singular of ο
3Ancient Greekfeminine nominative singular of ὁ
4Proto-Hellenic*hā́that (demonstrative)
5Proto-Indo-Europeanséh₂
6Proto-Indo-Europeanthis; that
Every word from Proto-Indo-European Every word from Proto-Indo-European séh₂Every word from Proto-Hellenic *hā́