Where does “išta” come from?

išta (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian i, from Czech i, from Latin I, from Etruscan 𐌉, from Ancient Greek Ι, from Phoenician 𐤉, from Egyptian 𓂝.

išta (Serbo-Croatian): any; anything

Definitions

  1. any; anything

Ancestry of “išta”, step by step

išta traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Serbo-Croatian i

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianiand; both… and…; also, too, as well
2Czechiand (also), and even
3LatinIi
4Etruscan𐌉
5Ancient GreekΙThe number one in Greek numerals resp. Attic...
6Phoenician𐤉yod; yodh
7Egyptian𓂝

via Serbo-Croatian šta

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianštawhat
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 Egyptian 𓂝Every word from Phoenician 𐤉Every word from Ancient Greek Ι