Where does “нэ̄мм” come from?

нэ̄мм (Kildin Sami) comes from Proto-Samic nëmë, from Indo-Iranian *Hnā́ma, from Proto-Indo-European h₁nómn̥, from Proto-Indo-European h₃neh₃- — to name.

нэ̄мм (Kildin Sami): name

Definitions

  1. name

Ancestry of “нэ̄мм”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Samicnëmëname
2Indo-Iranian*Hnā́ma
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁nómn̥name
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃neh₃-to name

Words derived from “нэ̄мм

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃neh₃-Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁nómn̥Every word from Indo-Iranian *Hnā́ma