Where does “именитый” come from?

именитый (Russian) comes 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.

именитый (Russian): distinguished, eminent

Definitions

  1. distinguished, eminent

Ancestry of “именитый”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianи́мяname; noun
2Old East Slavicимѧname
3Proto-Slavicjьmęname
4Proto-Balto-Slavic*inˀminname
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁nómn̥name
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃neh₃-to name
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃neh₃- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁nómn̥ →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic *inˀmin →