Reconstruction:Proto-Balto-Slavic/ésmi

This Proto-Balto-Slavic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Balto-Slavic

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *h₁ésmi.

Verb

*ésmi

  1. first-person singular present of *bū́ˀtei

Descendants

  • Latvian: esmu
  • Old Prussian: asmai
  • Proto-Slavic: *esmь (see there for further descendants)