Where does “káj” come from?

káj (Slovene) comes from Proto-Slavic jь, from Proto-Balto-Slavic iś, from Old Polish ić, from Proto-Slavic jьti, from Proto-Balto-Slavic eitei, from Proto-Indo-European h₁éyti, from Proto-Indo-European h₁ey- — to go.

káj (Slovene): what (interrogative)

Definitions

  1. what (interrogative)

Ancestry of “káj”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicjьthis; he
2Proto-Balto-Slaviciśthis
3Old Polishićto go
4Proto-Slavicjьtito go
5Proto-Balto-Slaviceiteito go
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁éytito go, to be going
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁ey-to go

Words derived from “káj”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁ey- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁éyti →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic eitei →