Where does “अभी” come from?

अभी (Hindi) comes from Hindi ही, from Sanskrit हि, from Proto-Indo-Aryan źʰí, from Proto-Indo-Iranian ȷ́ʰi, from Proto-Indo-European gʰe — Postpositional intensifying particle, indeed, at...

अभी (Hindi): right now; just now

Definitions

  1. right now; just now

Ancestry of “अभी”, step by step

अभी traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hindi ही

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hindiहीan emphatic particle
2Sanskritहिfor, because, on account of; just, pray, do;...
3Proto-Indo-Aryanźʰí—
4Proto-Indo-Iranianȷ́ʰian emphatic particle
5Proto-Indo-EuropeangʰePostpositional intensifying particle, indeed, at...

via Hindi अब

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hindiअबnow; after all
2SanskritअA vocative particle; o, oh; An interjection of...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʰe →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian ȷ́ʰi →Every word from Proto-Indo-Aryan źʰí →