Where does “äm” come from?

äm (Finnish) comes from Latin em, from Proto-Indo-European ís — this, he (used as the 3rd person pronoun).

äm (Finnish): The name of the Latin-script letter M

Definitions

  1. The name of the Latin-script letter M

Ancestry of “äm”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinemThe name of the letter "M"; of wonder or...
2Proto-Indo-Europeanísthis, he (used as the 3rd person pronoun)
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ís →Every word from Latin em →