Where does “tat tvam asi” come from?

tat tvam asi (Translingual) comes from Sanskrit तत्त्वमसि, from Sanskrit त्वम्, from Proto-Iranian tuHám, from Proto-Indo-Iranian túH, from Proto-Indo-European túh₂ — you, thou.

tat tvam asi (Translingual): "That thou art" or "thou art that"; an assertion that the listener is one with the universe, or with an ultimate reality

Definitions

  1. "That thou art" or "thou art that"; an assertion that the listener is one with the universe, or with an ultimate reality

Ancestry of “tat tvam asi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritतत्त्वमसिTat Tvam Asi
2Sanskritत्वम्you, thou
3Proto-IraniantuHám—
4Proto-Indo-IraniantúHyou, thou
5Proto-Indo-Europeantúh₂you, thou
Every word from Proto-Indo-European túh₂ →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian túH →Every word from Proto-Iranian tuHám →