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

  1. illiterate

Ancestry of “અભણ”, step by step

અભણ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Gujarati ભણવું

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Gujaratiભણવુંto study; to learn; to recite
2Sauraseni Prakrit𑀪𑀡𑀤𑀺
3Sanskritभनतिto sound, resound, call aloud, speak, declare
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeh₂-to shine, glow light; to speak, say
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeh₂-s-ri-

via Gujarati

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GujaratiThe first vowel of the Gujarati script; inherent after consonants
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰeh₂-s-ri-Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰeh₂-Every word from Sanskrit भनति