Where does “*nōmn̥” come from?
*nōmn̥ (Proto-Italic) comes from Proto-Indo-European h₁nómn̥, from Proto-Indo-European h₃neh₃- — to name.
Ancestry of “*nōmn̥”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁nómn̥ | name |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃neh₃- | to name |