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Where does “jméno” come from?

jméno (Czech) comes from Old Czech jmě, from Proto-Slavic jьmę, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *inˀmin, from Proto-Indo-European h₁nómn̥, from Proto-Indo-European h₃neh₃- — to name.

jméno (Czech): name; noun or adjective

Definitions

  1. name; noun or adjective

Ancestry of “jméno”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Czechjmě—
2Proto-Slavicjьmęname
3Proto-Balto-Slavic*inˀmin—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁nómn̥name
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃neh₃-to name

Words derived from “jméno”

  • jmenovec
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃neh₃- →