Where does “ещё” come from?

ещё (Russian) comes from Proto-Slavic *ešče, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁esk(ʷ)e(h₁).

ещё (Russian): yet, more; else; still

Definitions

  1. yet, more; else; still

Ancestry of “ещё”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavic*eščeyet
2Proto-Indo-European*h₁esk(ʷ)e(h₁)

Words derived from “ещё

Every word from Proto-Indo-European *h₁esk(ʷ)e(h₁)Every word from Proto-Slavic *ešče