Where does “هم” come from?
هم (Persian) comes from Middle Persian hm, from Old Persian 𐏃𐎶, from Proto-Iranian hamHás, from Proto-Indo-Iranian samHás, from Proto-Indo-European somHós, from Proto-Indo-European sem- — together, one.
هم (Persian): also, too; similarly
Ancestry of “هم”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle Persian | hm | same, similar |
| 2 | Old Persian | 𐏃𐎶 | same, together |
| 3 | Proto-Iranian | hamHás | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | samHás | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | somHós | same, alike |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | sem- | together, one |