Where does “Emmi” come from?

Emmi (Finnish) comes from Finnish Emilia, from Latin Aemilia, from Latin aemulus, from Proto-Italic aimelos, from Proto-Italic aimos, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eym- — to copy, imitate.

Ancestry of “Emmi”, step by step

Emmi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish Emilia

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishEmilia—
2LatinAemilia—
3Latinaemulusstriving to equal or excel, rivaling; in a bad...
4Proto-Italicaimelosstriving to equal or excel, rivaling; in a bad...
5Proto-Italicaimosimitation
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eym-to copy, imitate

via Finnish Emma

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishEmma—
2GermanEmma—
3Proto-Germanicermana—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eym- →Every word from Proto-Italic aimos →Every word from Proto-Italic aimelos →