Where does “ह” come from?

ह (Sanskrit) comes from Sanskrit हन्, from Proto-Indo-Iranian ǰʰan-.

ह (Sanskrit): emphasizes the preceding word; surely, of course, certainly

Definitions

  1. emphasizes the preceding word; surely, of course, certainly

Ancestry of “ह”, step by step

ह traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Sanskrit हन्

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritहन्killing, striking, slaying; to strike, beat; to...
2Proto-Indo-Iranianǰʰan-—

via Proto-Indo-European ǵʰew-

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰew-to pour

Words derived from “ह”

Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian ǰʰan- →Every word from Sanskrit हन् →