Where does “আমি” come from?

আমি (Assamese) comes from Early Assamese আহ্মি, from Old Bengali আহ্মে, from Magadhi Prakrit 𑀅𑀫𑁆𑀳𑁂, from Sanskrit अस्मे, from Proto-Indo-Iranian asmáy, from Proto-Indo-European n̥smé, from Proto-Indo-European éǵh₂ — I.

আমি (Assamese): we

Definitions

  1. we

Ancestry of “আমি”, step by step

আমি traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Early Assamese আহ্মি

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Early Assameseআহ্মি—
2Old Bengaliআহ্মে—
3Magadhi Prakrit𑀅𑀫𑁆𑀳𑁂—
4Sanskritअस्मे—
5Proto-Indo-Iranianasmáy—
6Proto-Indo-Europeann̥sméus
7Proto-Indo-Europeanéǵh₂I

via Early Assamese আমি

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Early AssameseআমিI, we
2Kamarupi Prakrit?????I, we

Words derived from “আমি”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European éǵh₂ →Every word from Proto-Indo-European n̥smé →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian asmáy →