Where does “अम्” come from?

अम् (Sanskrit) comes from Proto-Indo-European h₃emh₃- — to grab, take; to swear.

अम् (Sanskrit): to injure, be harmful, perishable

Definitions

  1. to injure, be harmful, perishable

Ancestry of “अम्”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃emh₃-to grab, take; to swear

Words derived from “अम्

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃emh₃-