Where does “it” come from?
it (Old Irish) comes from Old Irish is, from Proto-Celtic esti, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁ésti.
it (Old Irish): inflection of is:
## second-person singular...
Definitions
- inflection of is:
## second-person singular...
Ancestry of “it”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Irish | is | to be |
| 2 | Proto-Celtic | esti | to be |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | *h₁ésti | — |