Where does “mia” come from?
mia (Neapolitan) comes from Neapolitan mìo, from Latin meus, from Proto-Italic meos — my.
mia (Neapolitan): feminine singular of mìo
Ancestry of “mia”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Neapolitan | mìo | — |
| 2 | Latin | meus | my, mine |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | meos | my |