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

Definitions

  1. thus; as; almost

Ancestry of “او”, step by step

او traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Sanskrit इव

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritइवlike, in the same manner as; as it were, as if;...
2Proto-Indo-Europeanéythe; demonstrative pronoun; this one, he
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁e-—

via Classical Persian او

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Classical Persianاو—

Words derived from “او”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁e- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European éy →Every word from Sanskrit इव →