Where does “हम” come from?

हम (Garhwali) comes 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.

हम (Garhwali): we

Definitions

  1. we

Ancestry of “हम”, step by step

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