Where does “𑀅𑀨𑁂” come from?
𑀅𑀨𑁂 (Ashokan Prakrit) comes from Sanskrit असम, from Proto-Indo-Iranian asmá, from Proto-Indo-European n̥smé, from Proto-Indo-European éǵh₂ — I.
Ancestry of “𑀅𑀨𑁂”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Sanskrit | असम | unplain |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | asmá | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | n̥smé | us |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | éǵh₂ | I |