Where does “इव” come from?

इव (Hindi) comes from Sanskrit इव, from Proto-Indo-European éy, from Proto-Indo-European h₁e-.

इव (Hindi): thus; as; almost

Definitions

  1. thus; as; almost

Ancestry of “इव”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritइवlike, in the same manner as; as it were, as if;...
2Proto-Indo-Europeanéythe; demonstrative pronoun; this one, he
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁e-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁e- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European éy →Every word from Sanskrit इव →