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Where does “ehmi” come from?

ehmi (Proto-Hellenic) comes from Proto-Indo-European h₁ésmi, from Proto-Indo-European h₁ēs-.

ehmi (Proto-Hellenic): to be

Definitions

  1. to be

Ancestry of “ehmi”, step by step

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

Words derived from “ehmi”

  • ontology
  • ontological
  • ontologically
  • ontogeny
  • ontic
  • ousia
  • ontogenesis
  • ontically
  • ontotheology
  • ontogenic
  • ontotheological
  • ontologist
  • ontologize
  • subontology
  • neontological
  • metaontology
  • nonontological
  • ontogenically
  • neontology
  • neontologist
  • dysontogenic
  • ontosophy
  • dysontogenesis
  • heteroousian
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