Where does “moi” come from?
moi (Naga Pidgin) comes from Assamese মই, from Early Assamese মই, from Sanskrit मया, from Proto-Indo-Iranian máyaH, from Proto-Indo-European éǵh₂ — I.
moi (Naga Pidgin): 1st person singular pronoun, I
Definitions
- 1st person singular pronoun, I
Ancestry of “moi”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Assamese | মই | I |
| 2 | Early Assamese | মই | I |
| 3 | Sanskrit | मया | medical treatment; instrumental singular of... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | máyaH | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | éǵh₂ | I |