Where does “moja” come from?

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

moja (Russenorsk): my, mine

Definitions

  1. my, mine

Ancestry of “moja”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianмойmy, mine; second-person singular imperative...
2Proto-Slavicmojьmy
3Proto-Indo-Europeanméynosmy; mine
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmeito fix, to build fortifications or fences
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mei →Every word from Proto-Indo-European méynos →Every word from Proto-Slavic mojь →