Where does “ayám” come from?

ayám (Proto-Indo-Iranian) comes from Proto-Indo-European éy, from Proto-Indo-European h₁e-.

ayám (Proto-Indo-Iranian): he, this

Definitions

  1. he, this

Ancestry of “ayám”, step by step

ayám traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Indo-European éy

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanéythe; demonstrative pronoun; this one, he
2Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁e-—

via Proto-Indo-European ís

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanísthis, he (used as the 3rd person pronoun)

via Indo-European *ís

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Indo-European*ís—

Words derived from “ayám”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁e- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European éy →