Where does “jam” come from?

jam (Albanian) comes from Proto-Albanian esmi, from Proto-Indo-European h₁ésmi, from Proto-Indo-European h₁ēs- — to be.

jam (Albanian): to be

Definitions

  1. to be

Ancestry of “jam”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-AlbanianesmiI am
2Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁ésmifirst-person singular present indicative of...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁ēs-to be

Words derived from “jam”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁ēs- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁ésmi →Every word from Proto-Albanian esmi →