Where does “аз” come from?

аз (Russian) comes from Old Church Slavonic азъ, from Proto-Slavic (j)azъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic ēź-, from Proto-Indo-European éǵh₂ — I.

аз (Russian): name of the letter А; basics, fundamentals; I

Definitions

  1. name of the letter А; basics, fundamentals; I

Ancestry of “аз”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Church SlavonicазъI
2Proto-Slavic(j)azъI
3Proto-Balto-Slavicēź-
4Proto-Indo-Europeanéǵh₂I
Every word from Proto-Indo-European éǵh₂Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic ēź-Every word from Proto-Slavic (j)azъ
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