Where does “on” come from?

on (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Proto-Slavic *onъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic anas, from Proto-Indo-European h₂en — there.

on (Serbo-Croatian): he

Definitions

  1. he

Ancestry of “on”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavic*onъ—
2Proto-Balto-Slavicanasthat over there, yonder
3Proto-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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