Where does “i” come from?

i (Sicilian) comes from Sicilian li, from Latin illae, from Latin illī, from Latin ille, from Latin olle, from Proto-Italic *olnos — that.

i (Sicilian): the

Definitions

i traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Sicilian	li	the
2	Latin	illae	nominative feminine plural of ille
3	Latin	illī	found in
4	Latin	ille	that; those; "; demonstrative pronoun "; that...
5	Latin	olle	Archaic form of ille
6	Proto-Italic	*olnos	that

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Latin	I	i
2	Etruscan	𐌉	—
3	Ancient Greek	Ι	The number one in Greek numerals resp. Attic...
4	Phoenician	𐤉	yod; yodh
5	Egyptian	𓂝	—