Where does “искони” come from?
искони (Russian) comes from Old Church Slavonic искони, from Proto-Slavic jьz koni, from Proto-Slavic jьz, from Proto-Balto-Slavic iź, from Proto-Indo-European h₁eǵʰs — out.
Ancestry of “искони”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Church Slavonic | искони | — |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | jьz koni | ab initio |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | jьz | from, out of |
| 4 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | iź | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁eǵʰs | out |
Words derived from “искони”