Where does “” 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.

(Proto-Balto-Slavic): this

Definitions

  1. this

Ancestry of “”, step by step

traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Polish

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Polishto go
2Proto-Slavicjьtito go
3Proto-Balto-Slaviceiteito go
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁éytito go, to be going
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁ey-to go

via Proto-Indo-European ís

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanísthis, he (used as the 3rd person pronoun)

Words derived from “

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁ey-Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁éytiEvery word from Proto-Balto-Slavic eitei