Where does “ë” come from?

ë (Slovincian) comes from Proto-Slavic i, from Proto-Indo-European éy, from Proto-Indo-European h₁e-.

ë (Slovincian): coordinating conjunction; and

Definitions

  1. coordinating conjunction; and

Ancestry of “ë”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slaviciand
2Proto-Indo-Europeanéythe; demonstrative pronoun; this one, he
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁e-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁e- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European éy →Every word from Proto-Slavic i →