Where does “আজি” come from?
আজি (Assamese) comes from Old Assamese আজি, from Magadhi Prakrit 𑀅𑀬𑁆𑀬, from Sanskrit अद्य, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *Hadyá.
আজি (Assamese): today
Ancestry of “আজি”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Assamese | আজি | — |
| 2 | Magadhi Prakrit | 𑀅𑀬𑁆𑀬 | — |
| 3 | Sanskrit | अद्य | today; nowadays; now |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | *Hadyá | — |