Where does “икакав” come from?

икакав (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian и, from Proto-Slavic jь, from Proto-Balto-Slavic iś, from Old Polish ić, from Proto-Slavic jьti, from Proto-Balto-Slavic eitei, from Proto-Indo-European h₁éyti, from Proto-Indo-European h₁ey- — to go.

икакав (Serbo-Croatian): any, of any kind

Definitions

  1. any, of any kind

Ancestry of “икакав”, step by step

икакав traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Serbo-Croatian и

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianиand; both..and; also, too
2Proto-Slavicjьthis; he
3Proto-Balto-Slaviciśthis
4Old Polishićto go
5Proto-Slavicjьtito go
6Proto-Balto-Slaviceiteito go
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁éytito go, to be going
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁ey-to go

via Serbo-Croatian ка̀ка̄в

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianка̀ка̄вwhat kind of
2Proto-Slavickakovъ—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁ey- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁éyti →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic eitei →