Where does “estь” come from?

estь (Proto-Slavic) comes from Proto-Balto-Slavic *esti, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁ésti.

estь (Proto-Slavic): estь; third-person singular present active...

Definitions

  1. estь; third-person singular present active...

Ancestry of “estь”, step by step

estь traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Balto-Slavic *esti

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Balto-Slavic*esti—
2Proto-Indo-European*h₁ésti—

via Proto-Indo-European h₁ēs-

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁ēs-to be

Words derived from “estь”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European *h₁ésti →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic *esti →