Where does “именно” come from?

именно (Bulgarian) comes from Bulgarian име́нен, from Bulgarian име, from Old Church Slavonic имѧ, from Proto-Slavic jьmę, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *inˀmin, from Proto-Indo-European h₁nómn̥, from Proto-Indo-European h₃neh₃- — to name.

именно (Bulgarian): just, exactly, precisely

Definitions

  1. just, exactly, precisely

Ancestry of “именно”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Bulgarianиме́ненname
2Bulgarianимеname, appellation; reputation, name; noun
3Old Church Slavonicимѧname
4Proto-Slavicjьmęname
5Proto-Balto-Slavic*inˀminname
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁nómn̥name
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃neh₃-to name
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃neh₃- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁nómn̥ →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic *inˀmin →