Where does “именно́й” come from?

именно́й (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.

именно́й (Russian): name; nominal, nominative

Definitions

  1. name; nominal, nominative

Ancestry of “именно́й”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianи́мяname; noun
2Old East Slavicимѧname
3Proto-Slavicjьmęname
4Proto-Balto-Slavic*inˀminname
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁nómn̥name
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃neh₃-to name

Words derived from “именно́й”

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