Where does “” come from?

mě (Lower Sorbian) comes from Proto-Slavic jьmę, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *inˀmin, from Proto-Indo-European h₁nómn̥, from Proto-Indo-European h₃neh₃- — to name.

(Lower Sorbian): name; genitive/dative/accusative of ja

Definitions

  1. name; genitive/dative/accusative of ja

Ancestry of “”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicjьmęname
2Proto-Balto-Slavic*inˀminname
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁nómn̥name
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃neh₃-to name
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃neh₃-Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁nómn̥Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic *inˀmin