Where does “އެހެން” come from?

އެހެން (Dhivehi) comes from Dhivehi އެ, from Sanskrit अयम्, from Proto-Indo-Iranian ayám, from Proto-Indo-European éy, from Proto-Indo-European h₁e-.

އެހެން (Dhivehi): like that

Definitions

  1. like that

Ancestry of “އެހެން”, step by step

އެހެން traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dhivehi އެ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1DhivehiއެThe seventh vowel of the Thaana alphabet, named ebebili
2Sanskritअयम्this, this one
3Proto-Indo-Iranianayámhe, this
4Proto-Indo-Europeanéythe; demonstrative pronoun; this one, he
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁e-—

via Dhivehi ހެން

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dhivehiހެންin similar manner, likewise, like, as
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁e- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European éy →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian ayám →