Where does “تسیں” come from?

تسیں (Punjabi) comes from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀢𑀼𑀫𑁆𑀳𑁂, from Ashokan Prakrit 𑀢𑀼𑀨𑁂, from Sanskrit युष्मद् — the base of the second-person pronoun.

تسیں (Punjabi): second person pronoun polite in singular tense; you

Definitions

  1. second person pronoun polite in singular tense; you

Ancestry of “تسیں”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sauraseni Prakrit𑀢𑀼𑀫𑁆𑀳𑁂you all; second-person plural personal pronoun
2Ashokan Prakrit𑀢𑀼𑀨𑁂you all; second-person plural personal pronoun
3Sanskritयुष्मद्the base of the second-person pronoun
Every word from Sanskrit युष्मद् →Every word from Ashokan Prakrit 𑀢𑀼𑀨𑁂 →Every word from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀢𑀼𑀫𑁆𑀳𑁂 →