Where does “'cham” come from?

'cham (Yola) comes from Yola 'ch-, from Yola ich, from Middle English I, from Old English iċ, from Proto-West Germanic ik, from Proto-Germanic *ek, from Proto-Indo-European éǵh₂ — I.

'cham (Yola): I am

Definitions

  1. I am

Ancestry of “'cham”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yola'ch-I; clitic form of ich
2YolaichI
3Middle EnglishII (first-person singular subject pronoun)
4Old EnglishiċI
5Proto-West GermanicikI
6Proto-Germanic*ek—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanéǵh₂I
Every word from Proto-Indo-European éǵh₂ →Every word from Proto-Germanic *ek →Every word from Proto-West Germanic ik →