Where does “ишта” come from?

ишта (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.

ишта (Serbo-Croatian): anything

Definitions

  1. anything

Ancestry of “ишта”, step by step

ишта 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 шта

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianштаwhat
2Proto-Slavicčьtowhat
3Proto-Balto-Slavickiwhat
4Proto-Indo-Europeankʷídneuter nominative/accusative singular of *kʷís
5Proto-Indo-Europeankʷíswho, what; who, which, that; which, what
6Proto-Indo-Europeankʷi-interrogative base
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁ey- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁éyti →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic eitei →