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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

  1. present active first-person singular of अस्ति

Ancestry of “अस्मि”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-AryanHásmifirst-person singular present indicative of *Has-
2Proto-Indo-IranianHásmifirst-person singular present indicative of *Has-
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁ésmifirst-person singular present indicative of...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁ēs-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁ēs- →