Where does “अब्द” come from?
अब्द (Hindi) comes from Sanskrit अब्द, from Sanskrit अप्, from Proto-Indo-Iranian Hā́ps, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ep- — water, body of water.
अब्द (Hindi): year; a cloud
Ancestry of “अब्द”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Sanskrit | अब्द | “giving water” a cloud; a year |
| 2 | Sanskrit | अप् | water; air; The star δ Virginis in Virgo |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | Hā́ps | water |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ep- | water, body of water |