Where does “ím” come from?
ím (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian i, from Hungarian e, from Proto-Uralic e- — this; not; the negative verb.
ím (Hungarian): behold! see! lo!
Ancestry of “ím”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Hungarian | i | small, young |
| 2 | Hungarian | e | this; look!, hey! |
| 3 | Proto-Uralic | e- | this; not; the negative verb |