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Where does “īti” come from?

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

Ancestry of “īti”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicjьtito go
2Proto-Balto-Slaviceiteito go
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁éytito go, to be going
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁ey-to go

Words derived from “īti”

  • oditi
  • najti
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