Where does “अयम्” come from?

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

अयम् (Sanskrit): this, this one

Definitions

  1. this, this one

Ancestry of “अयम्”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Iranianayámhe, this
2Proto-Indo-Europeanéythe; demonstrative pronoun; this one, he
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁e-

Words derived from “अयम्

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁e-Every word from Proto-Indo-European éyEvery word from Proto-Indo-Iranian ayám