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Where does “अंधाधुंध” come from?

अंधाधुंध (Hindi) comes from Hindi धुंध, from Middle Hindi دھند, from Sanskrit धूमान्ध, from Sanskrit धूम, from Proto-Indo-Iranian dʰuHmás, from Proto-Indo-European dʰuh₂mós, from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂- — smoke; mist, haze.

अंधाधुंध (Hindi): indiscriminate, unbridled

Definitions

  1. indiscriminate, unbridled

Ancestry of “अंधाधुंध”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hindiधुंधfog, haze
2Middle Hindiدھند—
3Sanskritधूमान्ध—
4Sanskritधूमsmoke, vapor, mist; smoke as a sternutatory : a...
5Proto-Indo-IraniandʰuHmásmist, fog; smoke
6Proto-Indo-Europeandʰuh₂móssmoke
7Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewh₂-smoke; mist, haze
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