Where does “ه” come from?

ه (Persian) comes from Middle Persian -k', from Proto-Iranian -akah, from Proto-Iranian -kah, from Proto-Austronesian ka — if.

ه (Persian): ezāfe suffix or linking particle; Suffix...

Definitions

  1. ezāfe suffix or linking particle; Suffix...

Ancestry of “ه”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Persian-k'
2Proto-Iranian-akahCreates deadjectival and desubstantival...
3Proto-Iranian-kah
4Proto-Austronesiankaif

Words derived from “ه

Every word from Proto-Austronesian kaEvery word from Proto-Iranian -akahEvery word from Middle Persian -k'
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