Etymology

From Proto-Indo-Iranian *Hai-, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁ey-. Cognate with Sanskrit एति ‎(éti, “goes”), Mycenaean Greek 𐀂𐀍𐀳 ‎(i-jo-te), Latin eo ‎(“I go”), Luwian 𒄿𒄿 ‎(iti, “goes”), Hittite 𒄿𒄿𒀀𒋫𒋫 ‎(iyatta, “goes”), Old Church Slavonic ити ‎(iti).