Where does “имѧ” come from?

имѧ (Old East Slavic) comes from Proto-Slavic jьmę, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *inˀmin, from Proto-Indo-European h₁nómn̥, from Proto-Indo-European h₃neh₃- — to name.

имѧ (Old East Slavic): name

Definitions

  1. name

Ancestry of “имѧ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicjьmęname
2Proto-Balto-Slavic*inˀminname
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁nómn̥name
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃neh₃-to name

Words derived from “имѧ”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃neh₃- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁nómn̥ →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic *inˀmin →
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