Where does “આપ” come from?

આપ (Gujarati) comes from Sanskrit अप्, from Proto-Indo-Iranian Hā́ps, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ep- — water, body of water.

આપ (Gujarati): second-person formal honorific personal pronoun

Definitions

  1. second-person formal honorific personal pronoun

Ancestry of “આપ”, step by step

આપ traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Sanskrit अप्

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritअप्water; air; The star δ Virginis in Virgo
2Proto-Indo-IranianHā́pswater
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ep-water, body of water

via Sanskrit आत्मन्

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritआत्मन्breath; soul, life; self
2Proto-Indo-Iranian*HáHtmābreath

via English AAP

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishAAPa political party

Words derived from “આપ”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ep- →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian Hā́ps →Every word from Sanskrit अप् →