Where does “ayá” come from?

ayá (Kalasha) comes from Sanskrit अयम्, from Proto-Indo-Iranian ayám, from Proto-Indo-European éy, from Proto-Indo-European h₁e-.

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Definitions

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Ancestry of “ayá”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritअयम्this, this one
2Proto-Indo-Iranianayámhe, this
3Proto-Indo-Europeanéythe; demonstrative pronoun; this one, he
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁e-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁e- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European éy →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian ayám →