वयम्
SanskritEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Proto-Indo-Aryan *wayám, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *wayám, from Proto-Indo-European *weyóm. Cognate with Avestan 𐬬𐬀𐬉𐬨 (vaēm), Old English wē (whence English we).
PronunciationEdit
PronounEdit
वयम् • (vayám)
- we (nominative plural of अस्मद् (asmád))
DescendantsEdit
- Ardhamagadhi Prakrit: 𑀯𑀅𑀁 (vaaṃ)
- Dardic:
- Chilisso: [script needed] (be)
- Indus Kohistani: [script needed] (bē)
- Phalura: [script needed] (be), [script needed] (beh)
- Savi: [script needed] (bē)
- Shina:
- Gilgiti: [script needed] (be)
- Guresi: [script needed] (bē)
- Palesi: [script needed] (bē)
- Kashmiri: بہٕ (bụ, “I”)
- Sauraseni Prakrit: 𑀯𑀅𑀁 (vaaṃ) (proscribed by grammarians)