Where does “mihi” come from?

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

mihi (Latin): dative of ego, indirect object form; me; to me

Definitions

  1. dative of ego, indirect object form; me; to me

Ancestry of “mihi”, step by step

mihi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latin egō

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinegōI; first person singular personal pronoun, nominative case
2Proto-ItalicegōI
3Proto-Indo-Europeanéǵh₂I

via Latin

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinme, myself
2Proto-Indo-European(e)me-1st person

Words derived from “mihi

Every word from Proto-Indo-European éǵh₂