Where does “iś” come from?
iś (Proto-Balto-Slavic) comes from Old Polish ić, from Proto-Slavic jьti, from Proto-Balto-Slavic eitei, from Proto-Indo-European h₁éyti, from Proto-Indo-European h₁ey- — to go.
iś (Proto-Balto-Slavic): this
Definitions
- this
Ancestry of “iś”, step by step
iś traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Old Polish ić
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old Polish | ić | to go |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | jьti | to go |
| 3 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | eitei | to go |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁éyti | to go, to be going |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁ey- | to go |
via Proto-Indo-European ís
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-Indo-European | ís | this, he (used as the 3rd person pronoun) |