Where does “है” come from?

है (Hindi) comes from Sanskrit अह, from Proto-Indo-European h₁é, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰe — Postpositional intensifying particle: indeed, at any rate, in fact.

है (Hindi): third-person singular present indicative of होना...

Definitions

  1. third-person singular present indicative of होना...

Ancestry of “है”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritअहday
2Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁éand, then
3Proto-Indo-EuropeanǵʰePostpositional intensifying particle: indeed, at any rate, in fact

Words derived from “है”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰe →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁é →Every word from Sanskrit अह →