Where does “мыйым” come from?

мыйым (Eastern Mari) comes from Udmurt ым, from Proto-Permic *ȯm, from Proto-Uralic aŋe — opening.

мыйым (Eastern Mari): me

Definitions

  1. me

Ancestry of “мыйым”, step by step

мыйым traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Udmurt ым

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Udmurtымmouth
2Proto-Permic*ȯmmouth
3Proto-Uralicaŋeopening

via Eastern Mari мый

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Eastern MariмыйI
Every word from Proto-Uralic aŋe →Every word from Proto-Permic *ȯm →Every word from Udmurt ым →