my

‘possessive pronoun; belonging to me’

Lexical development traced from the Tamil root:

E. mie, mj, mij, my < M.E. mi < O.E. min ‘mine, my’ < Proto- G. minaz < mai < me- < Tamil em

Technical words derived from 'my'

nimby - (not in my backyard) - எ.பு.வே. (என் புறக்கடையில் வேண்டாம்); my computermy computer - என் கணிப்பொறி; my documents - என் ஆவணங்கள்.

English words derived from Tamil em connoting ‘oblique form’