Where does “*esmь” come from?

*esmь (Proto-Slavic) comes from Proto-Balto-Slavic esmi, from Proto-Indo-European h₁ésmi, from Proto-Indo-European h₁ēs- — to be.

*esmь (Proto-Slavic): (I am)

Definitions

  1. (I am)

Ancestry of “*esmь”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Balto-Slavicesmifirst-person singular present of *bū́ˀtei
2Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁ésmifirst-person singular present indicative of...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁ēs-to be

Words derived from “*esmь”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁ēs- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁ésmi →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic esmi →