Where does “-āmus” come from?

-āmus (Latin) comes from Proto-Italic -āō, from Proto-Indo-European -eh₂yéti, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti, from Proto-Indo-European yé-, from Chichewa iye — he, she.

-āmus (Latin): first conjugation

Definitions

  1. first conjugation

Ancestry of “-āmus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Italic-āōForms primarily denominative verbs
2Proto-Indo-European-eh₂yétiCreates iterative/ frequentative/ intensive...
3Proto-Indo-European-yétiCreates intransitive, often deponent,...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-—
5Chichewaiyehe, she
Every word from Chichewa iye →Every word from Proto-Indo-European -yéti →Every word from Proto-Italic -āō →