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Where does “अशुभ” come from?

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

अशुभ (Hindi): bad; inauspicious; evil; bad; evil

Definitions

  1. bad; inauspicious; evil; bad; evil

Ancestry of “अशुभ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritअशुभdirty, foul, inauspicious; harm; mischief, sin,...
2Sanskritअ-un-, not; Used in the formation of imperfect,...
3Proto-Indo-Iraniana-un-, a-
4Proto-Indo-Europeann̥-not, un-
5Proto-Indo-Europeannenot
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