Where does “наиме” come from?

наиме (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.

наиме (Serbo-Croatian): however, on the other hand; namely

Definitions

  1. however, on the other hand; namely

Ancestry of “наиме”, step by step

наиме traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Serbo-Croatian и̏ме

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianи̏меname
2Proto-Slavicjьmęname
3Proto-Balto-Slavic*inˀminname
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁nómn̥name
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃neh₃-to name

via Serbo-Croatian на

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianнаto, on, onto; on, at, in; by, for, at
2Proto-Slavicnaon; concerning; onto
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂en-on, onto
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃neh₃- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁nómn̥ →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic *inˀmin →