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Where does “শূন্য” come from?

শূন্য (Assamese) comes from Sanskrit शून्य, from Proto-Indo-European ḱówH-.

শূন্য (Assamese): zero

Definitions

  1. zero

Ancestry of “শূন্য”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritशून्यzero; cipher, cypher; blank, deserted
2Proto-Indo-EuropeanḱówH-—
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