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Where does “अनहोनी” come from?

अनहोनी (Hindi) comes from Hindi होना, from Old Hindi होना, from Maharastri Prakrit 𑀳𑁄𑀇, from Ashokan Prakrit 𑀳𑁄𑀢𑀺, from Ashokan Prakrit 𑀪𑀯𑀢𑀺, from Sanskrit भवति, from Proto-Indo-Iranian bʰáwHati, from Proto-Indo-European bʰéwH-e-ti — to become, grow, appear.

अनहोनी (Hindi): an impossibility; impossible

Definitions

  1. an impossibility; impossible

Ancestry of “अनहोनी”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hindiहोनाto be; to be, become; to exist
2Old Hindiहोनाto be
3Maharastri Prakrit𑀳𑁄𑀇to become; be
4Ashokan Prakrit𑀳𑁄𑀢𑀺—
5Ashokan Prakrit𑀪𑀯𑀢𑀺—
6Sanskritभवतिto become; be; to happen; to constitute
7Proto-Indo-IranianbʰáwHati—
8Proto-Indo-EuropeanbʰéwH-e-ti—
9Proto-Indo-EuropeanbʰuH-to become, grow, appear
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