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Where does “it” come from?

it (Proto-Turkic) comes from Proto-Balto-Slavic eitei, from Proto-Indo-European h₁éyti, from Proto-Indo-European h₁ey- — to go.

Ancestry of “it”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Balto-Slaviceiteito go
2Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁éytito go, to be going
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁ey-to go

Words derived from “it”

  • it
  • ite
  • ایت
  • it
  • it
  • ıt
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁ey- →