Where does “moi” come from?
moi (French) comes from Middle French moy, from Old French moi, from Latin mē, from Proto-Indo-European éǵh₂ — I.
moi (French): me; to me; ego
Ancestry of “moi”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle French | moy | me |
| 2 | Old French | moi | me |
| 3 | Latin | mē | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | éǵh₂ | I |