Where does “ہی” come from?

ہی (Urdu) comes from Sanskrit हि, from Proto-Indo-Aryan źʰí, from Proto-Indo-Iranian ȷ́ʰi, from Proto-Indo-European gʰe — Postpositional intensifying particle, indeed, at...

ہی (Urdu): emphatic particle

Definitions

  1. emphatic particle

Ancestry of “ہی”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritहिfor, because, on account of; just, pray, do;...
2Proto-Indo-Aryanźʰí—
3Proto-Indo-Iranianȷ́ʰian emphatic particle
4Proto-Indo-EuropeangʰePostpositional intensifying particle, indeed, at...

Words derived from “ہی”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʰe →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian ȷ́ʰi →Every word from Proto-Indo-Aryan źʰí →