Where does “आपस” come from?
आपस (Hindi) comes from Hindi आप, from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀅𑀧𑁆𑀧𑀸, from Sanskrit आत्मन्, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *HáHtmā.
आपस (Hindi): mutual
Ancestry of “आपस”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Hindi | आप | you; self |
| 2 | Sauraseni Prakrit | 𑀅𑀧𑁆𑀧𑀸 | — |
| 3 | Sanskrit | आत्मन् | breath; soul, life; self |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | *HáHtmā | — |