Where does “আমি” come from?

আমি (Bengali) 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 (Bengali): I; first person singular personal pronoun; we;...

Definitions

  1. I; first person singular personal pronoun; we;...

Ancestry of “আমি”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Early Assameseআহ্মি
2Old Bengaliআহ্মে
3Magadhi Prakrit𑀅𑀫𑁆𑀳𑁂
4Sanskritअस्मे
5Proto-Indo-Iranianasmáy
6Proto-Indo-Europeann̥sméus
7Proto-Indo-Europeanéǵh₂I
Every word from Proto-Indo-European éǵh₂Every word from Proto-Indo-European n̥sméEvery word from Proto-Indo-Iranian asmáy