Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/mojь

This Proto-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-Slavic

Etymology

From Proto-Balto-Slavic *majas, from Proto-Indo-European *móyos (“my; mine”). Cognate with Old Prussian mais (gen.sg. maian), Latin meus.

Determiner

*mojь

1. my

Declension

Declension of *mojь

Singular	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	*mojь	*moja	*moje
Accusative	*mojь	*mojǫ	*moje
Genitive	*mojego	*mojeję̇	*mojego
Locative	*mojemь	*mojeji	*mojemь
Dative	*mojemu	*mojeji	*mojemu
Instrumental	*mojimь	*mojejǫ	*mojimь
Dual	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	*moja	*moji	*moji
Accusative	*moja	*moji	*moji
Genitive	*mojeju	*mojeju	*mojeju
Locative	*mojeju	*mojeju	*mojeju
Dative	*mojima	*mojima	*mojima
Instrumental	*mojima	*mojima	*mojima
Plural	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	*moji	*moję̇	*moja
Accusative	*moję̇	*moję̇	*moja
Genitive	*mojixъ	*mojixъ	*mojixъ
Locative	*mojixъ	*mojixъ	*mojixъ
Dative	*mojimъ	*mojimъ	*mojimъ
Instrumental	*mojimi	*mojimi	*mojimi

Proto-Slavic personal pronouns

Singular	1st person	2nd person	Reflexive
Nominative	*jãzъ, *jà	*ty̑	—
Accusative	*mę̑	*tę̑	*sę̑
Genitive	*mȅne	*tȅbe	*sȅbe
Locative	*mьně̀	*tebě̀	*sebě̀
Dative	*mьně̀, *mi	*tebě̀, *ti	*sebě̀, *si
Instrumental	*mъnòjǫ, *mъnojǫ̀	*tobòjǫ, *tobojǫ̀	*sobòjǫ, *sobojǫ̀
Possessive	*mojь	*tvojь	*svojь
Dual	1st person	2nd person	Reflexive
Nominative	*vě̑	*vȃ	—
Accusative	*nȃ	*vȃ	*sę̑
Genitive	*nàju	*vàju	*sȅbe
Locative	*nàju	*vàju	*sebě̀
Dative	*nàma, *na	*vàma, *va	*sebě̀, *si
Instrumental	*nàma	*vàma	*sobòjǫ, *sobojǫ̀
Possessive	*našь	*vašь	*svojь
Plural	1st person	2nd person	Reflexive
Nominative	*my̑	*vy̑	—
Accusative	*ny̑	*vy̑	*sę̑
Genitive	*nàsъ	*vàsъ	*sȅbe
Locative	*nàsъ	*vàsъ	*sebě̀
Dative	*nàmъ, *ny	*vàmъ, *vy	*sebě̀, *si
Instrumental	*nàmi	*vàmi	*sobòjǫ, *sobojǫ̀
Possessive	*našь	*vašь	*svojь

Descendants

• East Slavic:
  • Old East Slavic: мои (moi)
    • Old Ruthenian: мой (moj), муй (muj)
      • Belarusian: мой (moj)
      • Carpathian Rusyn: муй (muj)
      • Ukrainian: мій (mij)
    • Russian: мой (moj)
  • Old Novgorodian: мои (moi)
• South Slavic:
  • Old Church Slavonic:

    Glagolitic script: ⰿⱁⰻ (moi)

    Old Cyrillic script: мои (moi)

    • Bulgarian: мой (moj)
    • Macedonian: мој (moj)
  • Serbo-Croatian:

    Cyrillic script: мо̑ј

    Latin script: mȏj

  • Slovene: mọ́j (tonal orthography)
• West Slavic:
  • Old Czech: mój
    • Czech: můj
  • Old Polish: mój
    • Polish: mój
    • Silesian: mōj
  • Old Slovak: môj, moj, múj
    • Pannonian Rusyn: мой (moj)
    • Slovak: môj
  • Pomeranian:
    • Kashubian: mój
    • Slovincian: mój
  • Sorbian:
    • Upper Sorbian: mój
    • Lower Sorbian: mój

Further reading

• Vasmer, Max (1964–1973), “мой”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress