Where does “jestem” come from?

jestem (Polish) comes from Proto-Indo-European h₁ésmi, from Proto-Indo-European h₁ēs- — to be.

jestem (Polish): first-person singular present of być

Definitions

  1. first-person singular present of być

Ancestry of “jestem”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁ésmifirst-person singular present indicative of...
2Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁ēs-to be
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁ēs- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁ésmi →