Where does “ه” come from?

ه (Egyptian Arabic) comes from Arabic ه, from Arabic كَهْرَبَاء, from Persian کهربا, from Persian کاه, from Persian کاستن, from Proto-Iranian kas-, from Proto-Indo-European kʷeḱ- — to see; to look.

ه (Egyptian Arabic): him, his

Definitions

  1. him, his

Ancestry of “ه”, step by step

ه traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Arabic ه

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicهhim, his, it, its; AH; Banū Ṭayyiʾ form of أَ
2Arabicكَهْرَبَاءelectricity
3Persianکهرباamber
4Persianکاهchaff; straw; hay
5Persianکاستنto decrease
6Proto-Iraniankas-to be small, diminish, lessen
7Proto-Indo-Europeankʷeḱ-to see; to look

via Egyptian Arabic ح

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Egyptian Arabicحindicates future tense: will
2Arabicحب; ج
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷeḱ-
ه — Etymology, Origin & Word History | Etymology Explorer