Where does “main” come from?

main (Dalmatian) comes from Latin mēne, from Latin mē, from Proto-Indo-European éǵh₂ — I.

main (Dalmatian): me

Definitions

  1. me

Ancestry of “main”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinmēne
2Latinme, myself
3Proto-Indo-Europeanéǵh₂I
Every word from Proto-Indo-European éǵh₂Every word from Latin Every word from Latin mēne