Where does “ਮੈਂ” come from?

ਮੈਂ (Punjabi) comes from Sanskrit मया, from Proto-Indo-Iranian máyaH, from Proto-Indo-European éǵh₂ — I.

ਮੈਂ (Punjabi): I (the first-person singular personal pronoun)

Definitions

  1. I (the first-person singular personal pronoun)

Ancestry of “ਮੈਂ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritमयाmedical treatment; instrumental singular of...
2Proto-Indo-IranianmáyaH—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanéǵh₂I

Words derived from “ਮੈਂ”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European éǵh₂ →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian máyaH →Every word from Sanskrit मया →