Where does “i/lub” come from?

i/lub (Polish) comes from Polish i, from Old Polish i, from Proto-Slavic i, from Proto-Indo-European éy, from Proto-Indo-European h₁e-.

i/lub (Polish): and/or

Definitions

  1. and/or

Ancestry of “i/lub”, step by step

i/lub traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Polish i

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishiand; even; also, too
2Old Polishiand
3Proto-Slaviciand
4Proto-Indo-Europeanéythe; demonstrative pronoun; this one, he
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁e-—

via Polish łub

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishłubbark
2Old Polishlubor, that is, and/or
3Old Polishlubonicely, pleasantly
4Old Polish-oforms adverbs from adjectives
5Proto-Slavic*-ǫ—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁e- →