Where does “هی” come from?
هی (Ottoman Turkish) comes from English hey, from French haie, from Middle French haye, from Middle Dutch die haghe, from Middle Dutch haghe, from Old Dutch hago, from Proto-West Germanic hagō, from Proto-Germanic *hagô — to take, seize.
هی (Ottoman Turkish): alternative form of های
Definitions
- alternative form of های
Ancestry of “هی”, step by step
هی traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English hey
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | hey | An exclamation to get attention; A protest or... |
| 2 | French | haie | hedge; obstacle; hurdle |
| 3 | Middle French | haye | hedge |
| 4 | Middle Dutch | die haghe | the enclosure |
| 5 | Middle Dutch | haghe | Alternative spelling of hāge |
| 6 | Old Dutch | hago | — |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | hagō | enclosure, yard; pasture |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | *hagô | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | kagʰom | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | kagʰ- | to take, seize |
via Proto-Indo-Iranian sádaH
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | sádaH | always |