Where does “jsem” come from?
jsem (Czech) comes from Proto-Slavic *esmь, from Proto-Balto-Slavic esmi, from Proto-Indo-European h₁ésmi, from Proto-Indo-European h₁ēs-.
jsem (Czech): first-person singular present indicative of být
Definitions
- first-person singular present indicative of být
Ancestry of “jsem”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Slavic | *esmь | — |
| 2 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | esmi | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁ésmi | first-person singular present indicative of... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁ēs- | — |
Words derived from “jsem”