Where does “my” come from?
my (Polish) comes from Old Polish my, from Proto-Slavic my, from Proto-Indo-European wéy, from Proto-Indo-European éǵh₂ — I.
my (Polish): we
Ancestry of “my”, step by step
my traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Old Polish my
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Polish | my | we; first person plural |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | my | we |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | wéy | we |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | éǵh₂ | I |
via Ancient Greek μῦ
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Ancient Greek | μῦ | mu, the name for the twelfth letter Μ, μ of the... |
| 2 | Phoenician | 𐤌𐤌 | — |