Where does “мой” come from?
мой (Belarusian) comes from Proto-Slavic mojь, from Proto-Indo-European méynos, from Proto-Indo-European mei — to fix, to build fortifications or fences.
мой (Belarusian): my, mine
Ancestry of “мой”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-Slavic | mojь | my |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | méynos | my; mine |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | mei | to fix, to build fortifications or fences |