Where does “air-” come from?
air- (Proto-Balto-Slavic) comes from Proto-Indo-European ey- — to go.
Ancestry of “air-”, step by step
air- traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Proto-Indo-European ey-
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-Indo-European | ey- | to go |
via Proto-Indo-European oy-
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-Indo-European | oy- | pole, post; to go |