Where does “и́менно” come from?

и́менно (Russian) comes from Russian именно́й, from Russian и́мя, from Old East Slavic имѧ, from Proto-Slavic jьmę, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *inˀmin, from Proto-Indo-European h₁nómn̥, from Proto-Indo-European h₃neh₃- — to name.

и́менно (Russian): Used to emphasise, clarify or confirm the meaning or identity of the following word or what comes later and sometimes can be rather difficult to translate into English. Often translated with a word order involving "it was [this] that", "[this] is what", "[this] is the one that" etc., otherwise "exac

Definitions

Used to emphasise, clarify or confirm the meaning or identity of the following word or what comes later and sometimes can be rather difficult to translate into English. Often translated with a word order involving "it was [this] that", "[this] is what", "[this] is the one that" etc., otherwise "exac

Ancestry of “и́менно”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Russian	именно́й	name; nominal, nominative
2	Russian	и́мя	name; noun
3	Old East Slavic	имѧ	name
4	Proto-Slavic	jьmę	name
5	Proto-Balto-Slavic	*inˀmin	name
6	Proto-Indo-European	h₁nómn̥	name
7	Proto-Indo-European	h₃neh₃-	to name

Words derived from “и́менно”

იმენა

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃neh₃- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁nómn̥ →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic *inˀmin →