Where does “jaki” come from?

jaki (Polish) comes from Old Polish jaki, from Proto-Slavic jakъ, from Proto-Slavic jь, from Proto-Balto-Slavic iś, from Old Polish ić, from Proto-Slavic jьti, from Proto-Balto-Slavic eitei, from Proto-Indo-European h₁éyti — to go.

jaki (Polish): what, which kind of

Definitions

  1. what, which kind of

Ancestry of “jaki”, step by step

jaki traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Polish jaki

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Polishjakiintroduces a question about a trait; what, what... like
2Proto-Slavicjakъof this kind; of what/which kind
3Proto-Slavicjьthis; he
4Proto-Balto-Slaviciśthis
5Old Polishićto go
6Proto-Slavicjьtito go
7Proto-Balto-Slaviceiteito go
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁éytito go, to be going
9Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁ey-to go

via Hungarian Jáki

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1HungarianJáki—

Words derived from “jaki”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁ey- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁éyti →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic eitei →