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
- who, which, what, whichever, whatever, that
Ancestry of “यद्”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | Hyás | that, who, which |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | Hyós | who, which; already |