Where does “નાનપણ” come from?
નાનપણ (Gujarati) comes from Gujarati નાનું, from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀮𑀡𑁆𑀳, from Sanskrit श्लक्ष्ण, from Proto-Indo-European slǵ-s-nós, from Proto-Indo-European sleg-.
નાનપણ (Gujarati): childhood
Ancestry of “નાનપણ”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Gujarati | નાનું | small, little; young; inferior |
| 2 | Sauraseni Prakrit | 𑀮𑀡𑁆𑀳 | — |
| 3 | Sanskrit | श्लक्ष्ण | tender, minute, small, fine; smooth, slippery;... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | slǵ-s-nós | weakened, loose, lax |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | sleg- | — |