Where does “अस्य” come from?

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

अस्य (Sanskrit): his, its

Definitions

  1. his, its

Ancestry of “अस्य”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Iranianayámhe, this
2Proto-Indo-Europeanéythe; demonstrative pronoun; this one, he
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁e-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁e- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European éy →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian ayám →