Where does “они́” come from?

они́ (Russian) comes from Old East Slavic они, from Proto-Slavic *onъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic anas, from Proto-Indo-European h₂en — there.

они́ (Russian): they

Definitions

  1. they

Ancestry of “они́”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old East Slavicони—
2Proto-Slavic*onъ—
3Proto-Balto-Slavicanasthat over there, yonder
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂enthere
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂en →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic anas →Every word from Proto-Slavic *onъ →