Where does “mí” come from?
mí (Zou) comes from Northern Sami mii, from English Me, from Middle English me, from Middle English men, from Old English menn, from Proto-Germanic manniz, from Proto-Germanic mann-, from Proto-Indo-European men- — to think, mind; spiritual activity; to stay,...
mí (Zou): man
Definitions
- man
Ancestry of “mí”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Northern Sami | mii | we; what; which, that |
| 2 | English | Me | Abbreviation of methyl; Alternative letter-case... |
| 3 | Middle English | me | me; myself; Alternative form of mi |
| 4 | Middle English | men | Alternative form of man; plural of mon |
| 5 | Old English | menn | plural of mann; men, persons, human beings;... |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | manniz | nominative/vocative plural of *mann- |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | mann- | human, human being, person, individual; name of... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | men- | to think, mind; spiritual activity; to stay,... |