Where does “esom” come from?
esom (Proto-Italic) comes from Proto-Italic ezom, from Proto-Indo-European h₁ésmi, from Proto-Indo-European h₁ēs-.
Ancestry of “esom”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-Italic | ezom | to be |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁ésmi | first-person singular present indicative of... |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁ēs- | — |