Where does “jakiś” come from?
jakiś (Polish) comes from Polish jaki, 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 — to go.
jakiś (Polish): some
Definitions
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Ancestry of “jakiś”, step by step
jakiś traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Polish jaki
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Polish | jaki | what, which kind of |
| 2 | Old Polish | jaki | introduces a question about a trait; what, what... like |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | jakъ | of this kind; of what/which kind |
| 4 | Proto-Slavic | jь | this; he |
| 5 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | iś | this |
| 6 | Old Polish | ić | to go |
| 7 | Proto-Slavic | jьti | to go |
| 8 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | eitei | to go |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁éyti | to go, to be going |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁ey- | to go |
via Silesian jaki
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Silesian | jaki | introduces a question about a trait; what, what... like |