Where does “এই” come from?

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

এই (Assamese): this; she

Definitions

  1. this; she

Ancestry of “এই”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Assameseএহি—
2Sanskritएषgliding, running, hastening; nominative singular...
3Sanskritइयत्तकso small, little
4Sanskrit-तक—
5Sanskritतद्it; that; this
6Proto-Indo-Iraniansáhe
7Proto-Indo-Europeansóthis; that

Words derived from “এই”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European só →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian sá →Every word from Sanskrit तद् →