Where does “मुझ” come from?

मुझ (Hindi) comes from Sauraseni Apabhramsa मज्झु, from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀫𑀚𑁆𑀛𑀁, from Sanskrit मह्यम्, from Proto-Indo-Iranian aȷ́ʰám, from Proto-Indo-European éǵh₂ — I.

मुझ (Hindi): oblique singular of मैं

Definitions

  1. oblique singular of मैं

Ancestry of “मुझ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sauraseni Apabhramsaमज्झु—
2Sauraseni Prakrit𑀫𑀚𑁆𑀛𑀁—
3Sanskritमह्यम्dative singular of अस्मद्
4Proto-Indo-Iranianaȷ́ʰámI, we
5Proto-Indo-Europeanéǵh₂I

Words derived from “मुझ”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European éǵh₂ →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian aȷ́ʰám →Every word from Sanskrit मह्यम् →