Where does “mi” come from?

mi (Italian) comes from Latin mihi, from Latin egō, from Proto-Italic egō, from Proto-Indo-European éǵh₂ — I.

mi (Italian): me; The third note, mi; E

Definitions

  1. me; The third note, mi; E

Ancestry of “mi”, step by step

mi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latin mihi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinmihidative of ego, indirect object form; me; to me
2LatinegōI; first person singular personal pronoun, nominative case
3Proto-ItalicegōI
4Proto-Indo-Europeanéǵh₂I

via Latin mira

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinmirainflection of mīrus: ## nominative/vocative...

Words derived from “mi”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European éǵh₂ →Every word from Proto-Italic egō →Every word from Latin egō →