Where does “иже” come from?

иже (Old East Slavic) comes from Old East Slavic 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 East Slavic): who, which, that

Definitions

  1. who, which, that

Ancestry of “иже”, step by step

иже traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old East Slavic и

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old East Slavicиand
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)
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁ey- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁éyti →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic eitei →