Where does “ही” come from?
ही (Hindi) comes from Sanskrit हि, from Proto-Indo-Aryan źʰí, from Proto-Indo-Iranian ȷ́ʰi, from Proto-Indo-European gʰe — Postpositional intensifying particle, indeed, at...
ही (Hindi): an emphatic particle
Ancestry of “ही”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Sanskrit | हि | for, because, on account of; just, pray, do;... |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | źʰí | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | ȷ́ʰi | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | gʰe | Postpositional intensifying particle, indeed, at... |