Where does “і” come from?
і (Ukrainian) comes from Proto-Slavic i, from Proto-Indo-European éy, from Proto-Indo-European h₁e-.
і (Ukrainian): and, also, even; Augmentative particle, even,...
Definitions
- and, also, even; Augmentative particle, even,...
Ancestry of “і”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-Slavic | i | and |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | éy | the; demonstrative pronoun; this one, he |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁e- | — |