Where does “я” come from?

я (Ukrainian) comes from Ukrainian яз, from Old Church Slavonic ꙗзъ, from Proto-Slavic (j)azъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic ēź-, from Proto-Indo-European éǵh₂ — I.

я (Ukrainian): I; ego

Definitions

  1. I; ego

Ancestry of “я”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ukrainianяз—
2Old Church Slavonicꙗзъ—
3Proto-Slavic(j)azъI
4Proto-Balto-Slavicēź-—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanéǵh₂I

Words derived from “я”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European éǵh₂ →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic ēź- →Every word from Proto-Slavic (j)azъ →