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Where does “moj” come from?

moj (Slovene) comes from Proto-Slavic mojь, from Proto-Indo-European méynos, from Proto-Indo-European mei — to fix, to build fortifications or fences.

moj (Slovene): my

Definitions

  1. my

Ancestry of “moj”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicmojьmy
2Proto-Indo-Europeanméynosmy; mine
3Proto-Indo-Europeanmeito fix, to build fortifications or fences
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