Where does “هي” come from?

هي (Sindhi) comes from Sanskrit एष, from Sanskrit इयत्तक, from Sanskrit -तक, from Sanskrit तद्, from Proto-Indo-Iranian sá, from Proto-Indo-European só — this; that.

هي (Sindhi): he, this; masculine third-person singular proximal personal pronoun

Definitions

  1. he, this; masculine third-person singular proximal personal pronoun

Ancestry of “هي”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritएषgliding, running, hastening; nominative singular...
2Sanskritइयत्तकso small, little
3Sanskrit-तक—
4Sanskritतद्it; that; this
5Proto-Indo-Iraniansáhe
6Proto-Indo-Europeansóthis; that
Every word from Proto-Indo-European só →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian sá →Every word from Sanskrit तद् →