Where does “mojь” come from?

mojь (Proto-Slavic) comes from Proto-Indo-European méynos, from Proto-Indo-European mei — to fix, to build fortifications or fences.

mojь (Proto-Slavic): my

Definitions

  1. my

Ancestry of “mojь”, step by step

mojь traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Indo-European méynos

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanméynosmy; mine
2Proto-Indo-Europeanmeito fix, to build fortifications or fences

via Proto-Indo-European h₁mo-yo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁mo-yo

Words derived from “mojь

Every word from Proto-Indo-European meiEvery word from Proto-Indo-European méynos