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Proto-Indo-Iranian *Has- (inherited)
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Proto-Indo-Iranian *Has- (mention)
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Proto-Indo-European *h₁es- (inherited)
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Sanskrit अस्ति (mention)
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Middle Assamese হতেন (inherited)
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Middle Assamese হঁতে (inherited)
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Early Assamese হন্তে (inherited)
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Early Assamese সন্তে (inherited)
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Sanskrit मेदस् (suffix)