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Where does “Abhimanyu” come from?

Abhimanyu (English) comes from Sanskrit अभिमन्यु, from Sanskrit अभिमन्, from Sanskrit अभि, from Proto-Indo-Aryan Habʰí, from Proto-Indo-Iranian Habʰí, from Proto-Indo-European h₂m̥bʰi, from Proto-Indo-European h₂n̥tbʰi, from Proto-Indo-European h₂énts — on, onto.

Ancestry of “Abhimanyu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritअभिमन्युAbhimanyu
2Sanskritअभिमन्—
3Sanskritअभिto, towards, in the direction of, against; for,...
4Proto-Indo-AryanHabʰí—
5Proto-Indo-IranianHabʰíto, against; for, on account of
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂m̥bʰiaround, on either side of, about; in exchange...
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂n̥tbʰi—
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂éntsforehead; front
9Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ent-face; forehead; front
10Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂en-on, onto
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