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

Definitions

  1. also, too; similarly

Ancestry of “هم”, step by step

هم traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Middle Persian hm

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Persianhmsame, similar
2Old Persian𐏃𐎶same, together
3Proto-IranianhamHás—
4Proto-Indo-IraniansamHássame, equal
5Proto-Indo-EuropeansomHóssame, alike
6Proto-Indo-Europeansem-together, one

via Arabic هَمّ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicهَمّconcern

Words derived from “هم”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European sem- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European somHós →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian samHás →