Where does “ye” come from?

ye (Uzbek) comes from Uzbek yemoq, from Proto-Indo-European yé-, from Chichewa iye — he, she.

ye (Uzbek): imperative of yemoq

Definitions

  1. imperative of yemoq

Ancestry of “ye”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Uzbekyemoqto eat; to spend, use up
2Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-—
3Chichewaiyehe, she
Every word from Chichewa iye →Every word from Proto-Indo-European yé- →Every word from Uzbek yemoq →