Where does “иже” come from?

иже (Old Church Slavonic) comes from Old Church Slavonic и, from Proto-Slavic jь, from Proto-Balto-Slavic iś, from Old Polish ić, from Proto-Slavic jьti, from Proto-Balto-Slavic eitei, from Proto-Indo-European h₁éyti, from Proto-Indo-European h₁ey- — to go.

иже (Old Church Slavonic): who relative pronoun

Definitions

  1. who relative pronoun

Ancestry of “иже”, step by step

иже traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Church Slavonic и

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Church Slavonicиand; him
2Proto-Slavicjьthis; he
3Proto-Balto-Slaviciśthis
4Old Polishićto go
5Proto-Slavicjьtito go
6Proto-Balto-Slaviceiteito go
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁éytito go, to be going
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁ey-to go

via Proto-Slavic *jь že

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavic*jь žewho (relative pronoun)

Words derived from “иже”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁ey- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁éyti →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic eitei →