Where does “він” come from?

він (Rusyn) comes from Proto-Slavic onъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic anas, from Proto-Indo-European h₂en — there.

він (Rusyn): he

Definitions

  1. he

Ancestry of “він”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slaviconъhe, it, that; that, that over there, yonder
2Proto-Balto-Slavicanasthat over there, yonder
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂enthere
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂en →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic anas →Every word from Proto-Slavic onъ →