Where does “nëmë” come from?
nëmë (Proto-Samic) comes from Indo-Iranian *Hnā́ma, from Proto-Indo-European h₁nómn̥, from Proto-Indo-European h₃neh₃- — to name.
nëmë (Proto-Samic): name
Ancestry of “nëmë”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Indo-Iranian | *Hnā́ma | — |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁nómn̥ | name |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃neh₃- | to name |
Words derived from “nëmë”