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Where does “अनमना” come from?

अनमना (Hindi) comes from Hindi -आ, from Classical Persian ـه, from Middle Persian -k', from Proto-Iranian -akah, from Proto-Iranian -kah, from Proto-Austronesian ka — if.

अनमना (Hindi): distracted, preoccupied, absentminded, faraway

Definitions

  1. distracted, preoccupied, absentminded, faraway

Ancestry of “अनमना”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hindi-आforms masculine nouns; forms feminine form of the...
2Classical Persianـه—
3Middle Persian-k'—
4Proto-Iranian-akahCreates deadjectival and desubstantival...
5Proto-Iranian-kah—
6Proto-Austronesiankaif
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