Where does “यदि” come from?
यदि (Hindi) comes from Sanskrit यदि, from Proto-Indo-Iranian Hyádi, from Proto-Indo-European Hyós — who, which; already.
यदि (Hindi): if; whether; though
Ancestry of “यदि”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Sanskrit | यदि | if; in case that |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | Hyádi | if, when |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | Hyós | who, which; already |