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Where does “हम” come from?

हम (Awadhi) comes from Bhojpuri हम, from Prakrit 𑀅𑀫𑁆𑀳𑁂, from Ashokan Prakrit 𑀅𑀨𑁂, from Sanskrit असम, from Proto-Indo-Iranian asmá, from Proto-Indo-European n̥smé, from Proto-Indo-European éǵh₂ — I.

Ancestry of “हम”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1BhojpuriहमI
2Prakrit𑀅𑀫𑁆𑀳𑁂—
3Ashokan Prakrit𑀅𑀨𑁂—
4Sanskritअसमunplain
5Proto-Indo-Iranianasmá—
6Proto-Indo-Europeann̥sméus
7Proto-Indo-Europeanéǵh₂I
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