Where does “यद्” come from?

यद् (Sanskrit) comes from Proto-Indo-Iranian Hyás, from Proto-Indo-European Hyós — who, which; already.

यद् (Sanskrit): who, which, what, whichever, whatever, that

Definitions

  1. who, which, what, whichever, whatever, that

Ancestry of “यद्”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-IranianHyásthat, who, which
2Proto-Indo-EuropeanHyóswho, which; already

Words derived from “यद्”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European Hyós →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian Hyás →