Where does “তুমি” come from?

তুমি (Bengali) comes from Early Assamese তুহ্মি, from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀢𑀼𑀫𑁆𑀳𑁂, from Ashokan Prakrit 𑀢𑀼𑀨𑁂, from Sanskrit युष्मद् — the base of the second-person pronoun.

তুমি (Bengali): you

Definitions

  1. you

Ancestry of “তুমি”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Early Assameseতুহ্মি—
2Sauraseni Prakrit𑀢𑀼𑀫𑁆𑀳𑁂you all; second-person plural personal pronoun
3Ashokan Prakrit𑀢𑀼𑀨𑁂you all; second-person plural personal pronoun
4Sanskritयुष्मद्the base of the second-person pronoun

Words derived from “তুমি”

Every word from Sanskrit युष्मद् →Every word from Ashokan Prakrit 𑀢𑀼𑀨𑁂 →Every word from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀢𑀼𑀫𑁆𑀳𑁂 →