Where does “” come from?

ই (Assamese) comes from Sanskrit एष, from Sanskrit इयत्तक, from Sanskrit -तक, from Sanskrit तद्, from Proto-Indo-Iranian sá, from Proto-Indo-European só — this; that.

(Assamese): it; he

Definitions

  1. it; he

Ancestry of “”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritएषgliding, running, hastening; nominative singular...
2Sanskritइयत्तकso small, little
3Sanskrit-तक
4Sanskritतद्it; that; this
5Proto-Indo-Iranianhe
6Proto-Indo-Europeanthis; that

Words derived from “

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