Where does “onъ” come from?

onъ (Proto-Slavic) comes from Proto-Balto-Slavic anas, from Proto-Indo-European h₂en — there.

onъ (Proto-Slavic): he, it, that; that, that over there, yonder

Definitions

  1. he, it, that; that, that over there, yonder

Ancestry of “onъ”, step by step

onъ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Balto-Slavic anas

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Balto-Slavicanasthat over there, yonder
2Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂enthere

via Proto-Indo-European h₂eno-

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eno-that

Words derived from “onъ”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂en →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic anas →