Where does “هم” come from?

هم (Classical Persian) comes from Pahlavi hm, from Old Persian 𐏃𐎶, from Proto-Iranian hamHás, from Proto-Indo-Iranian samHás, from Proto-Indo-European somHós, from Proto-Indo-European sem- — together, one.

Ancestry of “هم”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Pahlavihm
2Old Persian𐏃𐎶same, together
3Proto-IranianhamHás
4Proto-Indo-IraniansamHássame, equal
5Proto-Indo-EuropeansomHóssame, alike
6Proto-Indo-Europeansem-together, one

Words derived from “هم

Every word from Proto-Indo-European sem-Every word from Proto-Indo-European somHósEvery word from Proto-Indo-Iranian samHás