Where does “” come from?

mí (Spanish) comes from Latin mihi, from Latin egō, from Proto-Italic egō, from Proto-Indo-European éǵh₂ — I.

(Spanish): me

Definitions

  1. me

Ancestry of “”, step by step

traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latin mihi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinmihidative of ego, indirect object form; me; to me
2LatinegōI; first person singular personal pronoun, nominative case
3Proto-ItalicegōI
4Proto-Indo-Europeanéǵh₂I

via Latin meus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinmeusmy, mine
2Proto-Italicmeosmy

Words derived from “

Every word from Proto-Indo-European éǵh₂Every word from Proto-Italic egōEvery word from Latin egō