Where does “אני” come from?

אני (Hebrew) comes from Proto-Semitic ʔanāku, from Proto-Afro-Asiatic ˀanāku.

אני (Hebrew): I first person nominative singular pronoun, masculine and feminine

Definitions

  1. I first person nominative singular pronoun, masculine and feminine

Ancestry of “אני”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-SemiticʔanākuI
2Proto-Afro-Asiaticˀanāku—
Every word from Proto-Afro-Asiatic ˀanāku →Every word from Proto-Semitic ʔanāku →