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

Definitions

  1. if; whether; though

Ancestry of “यदि”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritयदिif; in case that
2Proto-Indo-IranianHyádiif, when
3Proto-Indo-EuropeanHyóswho, which; already
Every word from Proto-Indo-European Hyós →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian Hyádi →Every word from Sanskrit यदि →