Where does “ہاں جی” come from?
ہاں جی (Urdu) comes from Ottoman Turkish جی, from Sanskrit जी, from Maharastri Prakrit 𑀚𑀯, from Sanskrit जीव, from Proto-Indo-Aryan ȷ́iHwás, from Proto-Indo-Iranian ǰiHwás, from Proto-Indo-European gʷih₃wós, from Proto-Indo-European gʷeih₃w- — to live.
ہاں جی (Urdu): yes sir, yes madam
Definitions
- yes sir, yes madam
Ancestry of “ہاں جی”, step by step
ہاں جی traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Ottoman Turkish جی
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ottoman Turkish | جی | maker, dealer; a suffix denoting a profession or... |
| 2 | Sanskrit | जी | to win |
| 3 | Maharastri Prakrit | 𑀚𑀯 | barley |
| 4 | Sanskrit | जीव | alive, living; life, existence; any living being,... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | ȷ́iHwás | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | ǰiHwás | alive |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷih₃wós | alive, living |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷeih₃w- | to live |
via Urdu ہاں
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Urdu | ہاں | yes |