Where does “me” come from?
me (Haitian Creole) comes from French mai, from Old French mai, from Latin Māius, from Latin Maia, from Ancient Greek μαῖα, from Ancient Greek μήτηρ, from Proto-Hellenic mā́tēr, from Proto-Indo-European méh₂tēr — mother.
me (Haitian Creole): May
Ancestry of “me”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | French | mai | May |
| 2 | Old French | mai | — |
| 3 | Latin | Māius | — |
| 4 | Latin | Maia | nominative feminine singular of Maius; nominative... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | μαῖα | midwife; foster mother, nurse; good mother, dame |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | μήτηρ | mother; source or origin |
| 7 | Proto-Hellenic | mā́tēr | mother |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | méh₂tēr | mother |