Where does “endonym” come from?

endonym (English) comes from English -onym, from Ancient Greek ὄνυμα, from Ancient Greek ὄνομα, from Proto-Indo-European h₁nómn̥, from Proto-Indo-European h₃neh₃- — to name.

endonym (English): A name used by a group or category of people to...

Definitions

A name used by a group or category of people to...

Ancestry of “endonym”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	English	-onym	name; word
2	Ancient Greek	ὄνυμα	Doric and Aeolic form of ὄνομᾰ
3	Ancient Greek	ὄνομα	name; fame; noun, in the wide sense: referring to...
4	Proto-Indo-European	h₁nómn̥	name
5	Proto-Indo-European	h₃neh₃-	to name

Words derived from “endonym”

endonymic
endonymous
endonymically

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃neh₃- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁nómn̥ →Every word from Ancient Greek ὄνομα →