Where does “ime” come from?

ime (Slovene) comes from Proto-Slavic jьmę, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *inˀmin, from Proto-Indo-European h₁nómn̥, from Proto-Indo-European h₃neh₃- — to name.

ime (Slovene): name

Definitions

  1. name

Ancestry of “ime”, step by step

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