Where does “оный” come from?
оный (Russian) comes from Old Church Slavonic онъ, from Proto-Slavic *onъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic anas, from Proto-Indo-European h₂en — there.
оный (Russian): that, that very, the aforementioned; that other;...
Definitions
- that, that very, the aforementioned; that other;...
Ancestry of “оный”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Church Slavonic | онъ | he; that one there, that one yonder |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | *onъ | — |
| 3 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | anas | that over there, yonder |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂en | there |