Where does “именица” come from?

именица (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian и̏ме, from Proto-Slavic jьmę, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *inˀmin, from Proto-Indo-European h₁nómn̥, from Proto-Indo-European h₃neh₃- — to name.

именица (Serbo-Croatian): noun

Definitions

  1. noun

Ancestry of “именица”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianи̏меname
2Proto-Slavicjьmęname
3Proto-Balto-Slavic*inˀminname
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁nómn̥name
5Proto-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 →