Where does “Kim” come from?

Kim (Finnish) comes from Danish kim, from Old Danish forta, from Old Norse tá, from Proto-Germanic taihwǭ, from Proto-Germanic tīhwaną, from Proto-Indo-European deyḱ- — to point out.

Ancestry of “Kim”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishkimgerm; seeds pl
2Old Danishforta—
3Old Norsetáa toe; path, walk
4Proto-Germanictaihwǭtoe
5Proto-Germanictīhwanąto show, announce
6Proto-Indo-Europeandeyḱ-to point out

Words derived from “Kim”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European deyḱ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic tīhwaną →Every word from Proto-Germanic taihwǭ →