Where does “my” come from?
my (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese mim, from Portuguese mi, from Latin mira — inflection of mīrus:
## nominative/vocative...
my (Portuguese): Obsolete form of mim
Ancestry of “my”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Portuguese | mim | first-person singular prepositional pronoun; used... |
| 2 | Portuguese | mi | mi; Obsolete form of mim |
| 3 | Latin | mira | inflection of mīrus:
## nominative/vocative... |