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
Ancestry of “আমি”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Early Assamese | আহ্মি | — |
| 2 | Old Bengali | আহ্মে | — |
| 3 | Magadhi Prakrit | 𑀅𑀫𑁆𑀳𑁂 | — |
| 4 | Sanskrit | अस्मे | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | asmáy | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | n̥smé | us |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | éǵh₂ | I |