Where does “is” come from?

is (Proto-Italic) comes from Proto-Indo-European éy, from Proto-Indo-European h₁e-.

is (Proto-Italic): he, she, it; they

Definitions

  1. he, she, it; they

Ancestry of “is”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanéythe; demonstrative pronoun; this one, he
2Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁e-—

Words derived from “is”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁e- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European éy →