Where does “हमाहमी” come from?
हमाहमी (Hindi) comes from Hindi हम, from Old Hindi हम, from Sauraseni Apabhramsa अम्हे, from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀅𑀫𑁆𑀳𑁂, from Ashokan Prakrit ???, from Sanskrit अस्मे, from Proto-Indo-Iranian asmáy, from Proto-Indo-European n̥smé — I.
हमाहमी (Hindi): selfishness, egotism, conceit
Definitions
- selfishness, egotism, conceit
Ancestry of “हमाहमी”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hindi | हम | we: first-person plural personal pronoun, plural... |
| 2 | Old Hindi | हम | we |
| 3 | Sauraseni Apabhramsa | अम्हे | we |
| 4 | Sauraseni Prakrit | 𑀅𑀫𑁆𑀳𑁂 | we |
| 5 | Ashokan Prakrit | ??? | we; first-person plural personal pronoun |
| 6 | Sanskrit | अस्मे | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | asmáy | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | n̥smé | us |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | éǵh₂ | I |