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

Definitions

  1. feminine singular of mìo

Ancestry of “mia”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Neapolitanmìomy
2Latinmeusmy, mine
3Proto-Italicmeosmy
Every word from Proto-Italic meos →Every word from Latin meus →Every word from Neapolitan mìo →
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