Where does “esmi” come from?

esmi (Proto-Balto-Slavic) comes from Proto-Indo-European h₁ésmi, from Proto-Indo-European h₁ēs- — to be.

esmi (Proto-Balto-Slavic): first-person singular present of *bū́ˀtei

Definitions

  1. first-person singular present of *bū́ˀtei

Ancestry of “esmi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁ésmifirst-person singular present indicative of...
2Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁ēs-to be

Words derived from “esmi”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁ēs- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁ésmi →