Where does “अभाव” come from?

अभाव (Hindi) comes from Sanskrit अभाव, from Sanskrit अ-, from Proto-Indo-Iranian a-, from Proto-Indo-European n̥-, from Proto-Indo-European ne — not.

अभाव (Hindi): non-existence; lack, deficiency

Definitions

  1. non-existence; lack, deficiency

Ancestry of “अभाव”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritअभावdeath; not being, non-existence, absence; want
2Sanskritअ-un-, not; Used in the formation of imperfect,...
3Proto-Indo-Iraniana-un-, a-
4Proto-Indo-Europeann̥-not, un-
5Proto-Indo-Europeannenot
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ne →Every word from Sanskrit अ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European n̥- →