Where does “пойти” come from?

пойти (Russian) comes from Russian -йти́, from Proto-Slavic jьti, from Proto-Balto-Slavic eitei, from Proto-Indo-European h₁éyti, from Proto-Indo-European h₁ey- — to go.

пойти (Russian): to go; to walk; to rain

Definitions

  1. to go; to walk; to rain

Ancestry of “пойти”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russian-йти́—
2Proto-Slavicjьtito go
3Proto-Balto-Slaviceiteito go
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁éytito go, to be going
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁ey-to go
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁ey- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁éyti →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic eitei →