Where does “mōj” come from?

mōj (Silesian) comes from Old Polish mój, from Proto-Slavic mojь, from Proto-Indo-European méynos, from Proto-Indo-European mei — to fix, to build fortifications or fences.

mōj (Silesian): first person possessive pronoun; my, mine

Definitions

  1. first person possessive pronoun; my, mine

Ancestry of “mōj”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Polishmójfirst person possessive pronoun; my, mine
2Proto-Slavicmojьmy
3Proto-Indo-Europeanméynosmy; mine
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmeito fix, to build fortifications or fences
Every word from Proto-Indo-European meiEvery word from Proto-Indo-European méynosEvery word from Proto-Slavic mojь
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