Where does “अभ्रक” come from?

अभ्रक (Hindi) comes from Sanskrit अभ्रक, from Sanskrit अभ्र, from Proto-Indo-Iranian abʰrás, from Proto-Indo-European n̥bʰrós, from Proto-Indo-European nebʰ- — to become damp, cloudy.

अभ्रक (Hindi): mica

Definitions

  1. mica

Ancestry of “अभ्रक”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritअभ्रक—
2Sanskritअभ्रcloud, thunder-cloud, rainy weather; sky,...
3Proto-Indo-Iranianabʰráscloud, raincloud
4Proto-Indo-Europeann̥bʰrósrain-cloud, with semantic narrowing to rain,...
5Proto-Indo-Europeannebʰ-to become damp, cloudy
Every word from Proto-Indo-European nebʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European n̥bʰrós →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian abʰrás →