Where does “мы” come from?

мы (Russian) comes from Proto-Slavic my, from Proto-Indo-European wéy, from Proto-Indo-European éǵh₂ — I.

мы (Russian): we; I

Definitions

  1. we; I

Ancestry of “мы”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicmywe
2Proto-Indo-Europeanwéywe
3Proto-Indo-Europeanéǵh₂I
Every word from Proto-Indo-European éǵh₂Every word from Proto-Indo-European wéyEvery word from Proto-Slavic my