Where does “हउं” come from?
हउं (Gurjar Apabhramsa) comes from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀅𑀳𑀁, from Sanskrit अहम्, from Proto-Indo-Aryan aźʰám, from Proto-Indo-Iranian aȷ́ʰám, from Proto-Indo-European éǵh₂ — I.
हउं (Gurjar Apabhramsa): I
Ancestry of “हउं”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Sauraseni Prakrit | 𑀅𑀳𑀁 | I |
| 2 | Sanskrit | अहम् | I |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | aźʰám | I |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | aȷ́ʰám | I, we |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | éǵh₂ | I |