Where does “ઊન” come from?

ઊન (Gujarati) comes from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀉𑀡𑁆𑀡𑀸, from Sanskrit ऊर्णा, from Proto-Indo-Aryan Hwŕ̥HnaH, from Proto-Indo-Iranian Hwŕ̥HnaH, from Proto-Indo-European h₂wĺ̥h₁neh₂, from Proto-Indo-European -nós — Creates verbal adjectives from roots.

ઊન (Gujarati): wool

Definitions

  1. wool

Ancestry of “ઊન”, step by step

ઊન traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀉𑀡𑁆𑀡𑀸

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sauraseni Prakrit𑀉𑀡𑁆𑀡𑀸—
2Sanskritऊर्णाwool, a woollen thread, thread; cobweb; circle of...
3Proto-Indo-AryanHwŕ̥HnaH—
4Proto-Indo-IranianHwŕ̥HnaHwool
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂wĺ̥h₁neh₂wool
6Proto-Indo-European-nósCreates verbal adjectives from roots

via Maharastri Prakrit 𑀉𑀡𑁆𑀳

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Maharastri Prakrit𑀉𑀡𑁆𑀳hot
2Sanskritउष्णwarm, hot; onion
3Proto-Indo-AryanHuṣṇás—
4Proto-Indo-IranianHušnás—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁usnós—

Words derived from “ઊન”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -nós →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂wĺ̥h₁neh₂ →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian Hwŕ̥HnaH →