Where does “on” come from?
on (Polish) comes from Old Polish on, from Proto-Slavic *onъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic anas, from Proto-Indo-European h₂en — there.
on (Polish): he , it; this
Ancestry of “on”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Polish | on | — |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | *onъ | — |
| 3 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | anas | that over there, yonder |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂en | there |