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

Definitions

  1. an emphatic particle

Ancestry of “ही”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritहिfor, because, on account of; just, pray, do;...
2Proto-Indo-Aryanźʰí—
3Proto-Indo-Iranianȷ́ʰian emphatic particle
4Proto-Indo-EuropeangʰePostpositional intensifying particle, indeed, at...

Words derived from “ही”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʰe →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian ȷ́ʰi →Every word from Proto-Indo-Aryan źʰí →