Where does “ess” come from?

ess (Estonian) comes from Latin es, from Proto-Italic ezom, from Proto-Indo-European h₁ésmi, from Proto-Indo-European h₁ēs- — to be.

ess (Estonian): The name of the Latin-script letter S

Definitions

  1. The name of the Latin-script letter S

Ancestry of “ess”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinesThe name of the letter "S"; second-person...
2Proto-Italicezomto be
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁ésmifirst-person singular present indicative of...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁ēs-to be
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁ēs- →