Where does “ея” come from?
ея (Russian) comes from Old East Slavic еѣ, from Proto-Slavic jь, from Proto-Balto-Slavic iś, from Old Polish ić, from Proto-Slavic jьti, from Proto-Balto-Slavic eitei, from Proto-Indo-European h₁éyti, from Proto-Indo-European h₁ey- — to go.
Ancestry of “ея”, step by step
ея traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Old East Slavic еѣ
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old East Slavic | еѣ | — |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | jь | this; he |
| 3 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | iś | this |
| 4 | Old Polish | ić | to go |
| 5 | Proto-Slavic | jьti | to go |
| 6 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | eitei | to go |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁éyti | to go, to be going |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁ey- | to go |
via Old Church Slavonic ѥѩ
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old Church Slavonic | ѥѩ | — |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | *jь#Pronoun | — |