Where does “иако” come from?

иако (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian а̏ко, from Proto-Slavic jako, from Proto-Slavic jakъ, from Proto-Slavic jь, from Proto-Balto-Slavic iś, from Old Polish ić, from Proto-Slavic jьti, from Proto-Balto-Slavic eitei — to go.

иако (Serbo-Croatian): albeit, even though

Definitions

  1. albeit, even though

Ancestry of “иако”, step by step

иако traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Serbo-Croatian а̏ко

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianа̏коif
2Proto-Slavicjakohow, in which way
3Proto-Slavicjakъof this kind; of what/which kind
4Proto-Slavicthis; he
5Proto-Balto-Slavicthis
6Old Polishto go
7Proto-Slavicjьtito go
8Proto-Balto-Slaviceiteito go
9Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁éytito go, to be going
10Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁ey-to go

via Serbo-Croatian и

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianиand; both..and; also, too
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁ey-Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁éytiEvery word from Proto-Balto-Slavic eitei
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