Where does “on” come from?

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

on (Old Polish): he for animate nouns, it for inanimate nouns

Definitions

  1. he for animate nouns, it for inanimate nouns

Ancestry of “on”, step by step

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

Words derived from “on

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂enEvery word from Proto-Balto-Slavic anasEvery word from Proto-Slavic *onъ