Where does “a” come from?
a (Proto-Slavic) comes from Proto-Balto-Slavic ō, from Proto-Indo-European h₁ōd.
a (Proto-Slavic): but; and
Ancestry of “a”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | ō | and; but |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁ōd | — |