Where does “Apabhramsha” come from?

Apabhramsha (English) comes from Sanskrit अपभ्रंश, from Sanskrit भ्रंश, from Sanskrit भ्रंश्, from Proto-Indo-European bʰrenḱ-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰer- — to bear, carry.

Apabhramsha (English): The languages of the final stage of Middle Indo-Aryan, spoken during the 6th – 13th centuries

Definitions

  1. The languages of the final stage of Middle Indo-Aryan, spoken during the 6th – 13th centuries

Ancestry of “Apabhramsha”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritअपभ्रंशfalling down, a fall; corrupted form of a word,...
2Sanskritभ्रंशdeviation, aberration; decay, decline, ruin; slip...
3Sanskritभ्रंश्to sink, fall
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰrenḱ-to deviate, corrupt
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰer-to bear, carry
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰrenḱ- →Every word from Sanskrit भ्रंश् →