Where does “અભણ” come from?
અભણ (Gujarati) comes from Gujarati ભણવું, from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀪𑀡𑀤𑀺, from Sanskrit भनति, from Proto-Indo-European bʰeh₂-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰeh₂-s-ri-.
અભણ (Gujarati): illiterate
Definitions
- illiterate
Ancestry of “અભણ”, step by step
અભણ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Gujarati ભણવું
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gujarati | ભણવું | to study; to learn; to recite |
| 2 | Sauraseni Prakrit | 𑀪𑀡𑀤𑀺 | — |
| 3 | Sanskrit | भनति | to sound, resound, call aloud, speak, declare |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰeh₂- | to shine, glow light; to speak, say |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰeh₂-s-ri- | — |
via Gujarati અ
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gujarati | અ | The first vowel of the Gujarati script; inherent after consonants |