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

  1. 1st person singular pronoun, I

Ancestry of “moi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1AssameseমইI
2Early AssameseমইI
3Sanskritमयाmedical treatment; instrumental singular of...
4Proto-Indo-IranianmáyaH—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanéǵh₂I

Words derived from “moi”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European éǵh₂ →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian máyaH →Every word from Sanskrit मया →