Where does “am” come from?
am (Aromanian) comes from Latin habeō, from Proto-Italic habēō, from Proto-Indo-European gʰh₁bʰ- — to grab, to take; to grab, take.
am (Aromanian): I have; I own; I have.
Ancestry of “am”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Latin | habeō | — |
| 2 | Proto-Italic | habēō | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | gʰh₁bʰ- | to grab, to take; to grab, take |