Where does “हूं” come from?

हूं (Old Hindi) comes from Sauraseni Apabhramsa हउं, from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀅𑀳𑀁, from Sanskrit अहम्, from Proto-Indo-Aryan aźʰám, from Proto-Indo-Iranian aȷ́ʰám, from Proto-Indo-European éǵh₂ — I.

हूं (Old Hindi): I

Definitions

  1. I

Ancestry of “हूं”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sauraseni ApabhramsaहउंI
2Sauraseni Prakrit𑀅𑀳𑀁I
3Sanskritअहम्I
4Proto-Indo-AryanaźʰámI
5Proto-Indo-Iranianaȷ́ʰámI, we
6Proto-Indo-Europeanéǵh₂I
Every word from Proto-Indo-European éǵh₂ →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian aȷ́ʰám →Every word from Proto-Indo-Aryan aźʰám →