Where does “и́мя” come from?

и́мя (Russian) comes 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.

и́мя (Russian): name; noun

Definitions

  1. name; noun

Ancestry of “и́мя”, step by step

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

Words derived from “и́мя”

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