Where does “іти” come from?

іти (Ukrainian) comes from Old East Slavic ити, from Proto-Slavic jьti, from Proto-Balto-Slavic eitei, from Proto-Indo-European h₁éyti, from Proto-Indo-European h₁ey- — to go.

іти (Ukrainian): to go (on foot), to walk (to)

Definitions

  1. to go (on foot), to walk (to)

Ancestry of “іти”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old East Slavicитиto go
2Proto-Slavicjьtito go
3Proto-Balto-Slaviceiteito go
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁éytito go, to be going
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁ey-to go
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁ey- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁éyti →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic eitei →