Where does “ھەم” come from?

ھەم (Uyghur) comes from Chagatai هم, from Classical Persian هم, from Pahlavi hm, from Old Persian 𐏃𐎶, from Proto-Iranian hamHás, from Proto-Indo-Iranian samHás, from Proto-Indo-European somHós, from Proto-Indo-European sem- — together, one.

ھەم (Uyghur): and; also

Definitions

  1. and; also

Ancestry of “ھەم”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Chagataiهمboth... and
2Classical Persianهم
3Pahlavihm
4Old Persian𐏃𐎶same, together
5Proto-IranianhamHás
6Proto-Indo-IraniansamHássame, equal
7Proto-Indo-EuropeansomHóssame, alike
8Proto-Indo-Europeansem-together, one
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sem-Every word from Proto-Indo-European somHósEvery word from Proto-Indo-Iranian samHás