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Where does “они” come from?

они (Old East Slavic) comes from Proto-Slavic *onъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic anas, from Proto-Indo-European h₂en — there.

Ancestry of “они”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavic*onъ—
2Proto-Balto-Slavicanasthat over there, yonder
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂enthere

Words derived from “они”

  • они
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