Where does “soi” come from?
soi (Asturian) comes from Asturian ser, from Late Latin essere, from Latin sūm, from Proto-Italic ezom, from Proto-Indo-European h₁ésmi, from Proto-Indo-European h₁ēs-.
soi (Asturian): first-person singular present indicative of ser
Definitions
- first-person singular present indicative of ser
Ancestry of “soi”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Asturian | ser | to be; being |
| 2 | Late Latin | essere | — |
| 3 | Latin | sūm | — |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | ezom | to be |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁ésmi | first-person singular present indicative of... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁ēs- | — |