Where does “Jimboy” come from?
Jimboy (Cebuano) comes from English Jim, from Proto-Slavic jь, from Proto-Balto-Slavic iś, from Old Polish ić, from Proto-Slavic jьti, from Proto-Balto-Slavic eitei, from Proto-Indo-European h₁éyti, from Proto-Indo-European h₁ey- — to go.
Ancestry of “Jimboy”, step by step
Jimboy traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English Jim
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Jim | To jimmy (something); to mess up or mess with (something) |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | jь | this; he |
| 3 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | iś | this |
| 4 | Old Polish | ić | to go |
| 5 | Proto-Slavic | jьti | to go |
| 6 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | eitei | to go |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁éyti | to go, to be going |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁ey- | to go |
via Cebuano Boy
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cebuano | Boy | a nickname for one's son |
| 2 | English | boy | A young male; A male child: a son of any age; A... |
| 3 | Middle English | boye | servant, commoner, knave, boy |
| 4 | Old English | bōia | boy |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | bōjô | younger brother, young male relation |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | bō- | A stem meaning "father, brother, close male... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰā- | to say |