Where does “अस्मि” come from?
अस्मि (Sanskrit) comes from Proto-Indo-Aryan Hásmi, from Proto-Indo-Iranian Hásmi, from Proto-Indo-European h₁ésmi, from Proto-Indo-European h₁ēs-.
अस्मि (Sanskrit): present active first-person singular of अस्ति
Definitions
- present active first-person singular of अस्ति
Ancestry of “अस्मि”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | Hásmi | first-person singular present indicative of *Has- |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | Hásmi | first-person singular present indicative of *Has- |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁ésmi | first-person singular present indicative of... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁ēs- | — |