Where does “آپ” come from?

آپ (Urdu) comes from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀅𑀧𑁆𑀧𑀸, from Sanskrit आत्मन्, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *HáHtmā — breath.

آپ (Urdu): you

Definitions

  1. you

Ancestry of “آپ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sauraseni Prakrit𑀅𑀧𑁆𑀧𑀸—
2Sanskritआत्मन्breath; soul, life; self
3Proto-Indo-Iranian*HáHtmābreath
Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian *HáHtmā →Every word from Sanskrit आत्मन् →Every word from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀅𑀧𑁆𑀧𑀸 →
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