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

Definitions

  1. name

Ancestry of “nëmë”, step by step

nëmë traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Indo-Iranian *Hnā́ma

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Indo-Iranian*Hnā́ma—
2Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁nómn̥name
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃neh₃-to name

via Proto-Uralic nime

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Uralicnimename

Words derived from “nëmë”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃neh₃- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁nómn̥ →Every word from Indo-Iranian *Hnā́ma →