Where does “इसी” come from?

इसी (Hindi) comes from Hindi इस, from Prakrit 𑀅𑀲𑁆𑀲, from Sanskrit अश्व, from Proto-Indo-Aryan Háśwas, from Proto-Indo-Iranian Háćwas, from Proto-Indo-European h₁éḱwos, from Proto-Indo-European h₁oh₁ḱu- — swift.

इसी (Hindi): only this, just this

Definitions

  1. only this, just this

Ancestry of “इसी”, step by step

इसी traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hindi इस

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hindiइसthis - oblique case only, see below for direct;...
2Prakrit𑀅𑀲𑁆𑀲of this
3Sanskritअश्वhorse, stallion; knight; the number "seven"
4Proto-Indo-AryanHáśwas—
5Proto-Indo-IranianHáćwashorse
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁éḱwosstallion, horse
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁oh₁ḱu-swift

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...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁oh₁ḱu- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁éḱwos →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian Háćwas →