Where does “ham” come from?

ham (Caribbean Hindustani) comes from Bhojpuri हम, 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.

ham (Caribbean Hindustani): I

Definitions

  1. I

Ancestry of “ham”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1BhojpuriहमI
2Prakrit𑀅𑀫𑁆𑀳𑁂we
3Ashokan Prakrit𑀅𑀨𑁂we; first-person plural personal pronoun
4Sanskritअसमunplain
5Proto-Indo-Iranianasmáus
6Proto-Indo-Europeann̥sméus
7Proto-Indo-Europeanéǵh₂I
Every word from Proto-Indo-European éǵh₂ →Every word from Proto-Indo-European n̥smé →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian asmá →