Where does “имя” come from?
имя (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.
имя (Russian): name; noun
Ancestry of “имя”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old East Slavic | имѧ | — |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | jьmę | name |
| 3 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | *inˀmin | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁nómn̥ | name |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃neh₃- | to name |