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
Ancestry of “ye”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Uzbek | yemoq | to eat; to spend, use up |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 3 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |