Where does “हम” come from?
हम (Bhojpuri) comes 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.
हम (Bhojpuri): I
Ancestry of “हम”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Prakrit | 𑀅𑀫𑁆𑀳𑁂 | — |
| 2 | Ashokan Prakrit | 𑀅𑀨𑁂 | — |
| 3 | Sanskrit | असम | unplain |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | asmá | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | n̥smé | us |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | éǵh₂ | I |