Where does “ísť” come from?

ísť (Slovak) comes from Proto-Slavic jьti, from Proto-Balto-Slavic eitei, from Proto-Indo-European h₁éyti, from Proto-Indo-European h₁ey- — to go.

ísť (Slovak): to go; to walk

Definitions

  1. to go; to walk

Ancestry of “ísť”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicjьtito go
2Proto-Balto-Slaviceiteito go
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁éytito go, to be going
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁ey-to go
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁ey- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁éyti →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic eitei →