Where does “həm” come from?

həm (Azerbaijani) comes from Classical Persian هم, from Pahlavi hm, from Old Persian 𐏃𐎶, from Proto-Iranian hamHás, from Proto-Indo-Iranian samHás, from Proto-Indo-European somHós, from Proto-Indo-European sem- — together, one.

həm (Azerbaijani): as well as, both... and

Definitions

  1. as well as, both... and

Ancestry of “həm”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Classical Persianهم—
2Pahlavihm—
3Old Persian𐏃𐎶same, together
4Proto-IranianhamHás—
5Proto-Indo-IraniansamHássame, equal
6Proto-Indo-EuropeansomHóssame, alike
7Proto-Indo-Europeansem-together, one

Words derived from “həm”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European sem- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European somHós →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian samHás →