Where does “हम-” come from?

हम- (Hindi) comes from Classical Persian هم, from Pahlavi hm, from Old Persian 𐏃𐎶, from Proto-Iranian hamHás, from Proto-Indo-Iranian samHás, from Proto-Indo-European somHós, from Proto-Indo-European sem- — together, one.

हम- (Hindi): same, co-

Definitions

  1. same, co-

Ancestry of “हम-”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Classical Persianهم—
2Pahlavihm—
3Old Persian𐏃𐎶same, together
4Proto-IranianhamHás—
5Proto-Indo-IraniansamHássame, equal
6Proto-Indo-EuropeansomHóssame, alike
7Proto-Indo-Europeansem-together, one
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sem- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European somHós →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian samHás →