Where does “ज्योंही” come from?

ज्योंही (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...

ज्योंही (Hindi): at the moment when, as soon as, just as if

Definitions

  1. at the moment when, as soon as, just as if

Ancestry of “ज्योंही”, step by step

ज्योंही 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 ज्यों

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hindiज्यों
2Sanskritएवso, just so; indeed, truly; just, exactly, as;...
3Sanskritto go
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁éy-he, this
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʰeEvery word from Proto-Indo-Iranian ȷ́ʰiEvery word from Proto-Indo-Aryan źʰí