Where does “तैं” come from?
तैं (Bundeli) comes from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀢𑀼𑀫𑀁, from Sanskrit त्वम्, from Proto-Iranian tuHám, from Proto-Indo-Iranian túH, from Proto-Indo-European túh₂ — you, thou.
तैं (Bundeli): you
Ancestry of “तैं”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Sauraseni Prakrit | 𑀢𑀼𑀫𑀁 | you |
| 2 | Sanskrit | त्वम् | you, thou |
| 3 | Proto-Iranian | tuHám | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | túH | you, thou |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | túh₂ | you, thou |