Where does “nōs” come from?
nōs (Proto-Italic) comes from Proto-Indo-European wéy, from Proto-Indo-European éǵh₂ — I.
nōs (Proto-Italic): we
Definitions
- we
Ancestry of “nōs”, step by step
nōs traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Proto-Indo-European wéy
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-Indo-European | wéy | we |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | éǵh₂ | I |
via Proto-Indo-European n̥smé
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-Indo-European | n̥smé | us |