Where does “او” come from?
او (Urdu) comes from Sanskrit इव, from Proto-Indo-European éy, from Proto-Indo-European h₁e-.
او (Urdu): thus; as; almost
Ancestry of “او”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Sanskrit | इव | like, in the same manner as; as it were, as if;... |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | éy | the; demonstrative pronoun; this one, he |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁e- | — |