Where does “भी” come from?
भी (Hindi) comes from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀯𑀺, from Sanskrit अपि, from Proto-Indo-Iranian Hápi, from Cebuano hapi.
भी (Hindi): even; also, too
Ancestry of “भी”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Sauraseni Prakrit | 𑀯𑀺 | — |
| 2 | Sanskrit | अपि | close by or to, within, before; adv. further,... |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | Hápi | near |
| 4 | Cebuano | hapi | — |