Where does “он” come from?

он (Rusyn) comes from Old East Slavic онъ, from Proto-Slavic *onъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic anas, from Proto-Indo-European h₂en — there.

он (Rusyn): he

Definitions

  1. he

Ancestry of “он”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old East Slavicонъthird-person masculine singular pronoun: he, it
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 →
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