Where does “ali” come from?

ali (Polish) comes from Old Polish ali, from Old Polish a, from Proto-Slavic a, from Proto-Balto-Slavic ō, from Proto-Indo-European h₁ōd.

ali (Polish): but

Definitions

  1. but

Ancestry of “ali”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old PolishaliIntroduces a contradicting clause; but
2Old Polisha—
3Proto-Slavicabut; and
4Proto-Balto-Slavicōand; but
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁ōd—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁ōd →