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Where does “असफल” come from?

असफल (Hindi) comes from Hindi सफल, from Sanskrit सफल, from Sanskrit स-, from Proto-Indo-Aryan *sa-, from Proto-Indo-Iranian sa-, from Proto-Indo-European sm̥-, from Proto-Indo-European sem- — together, one.

असफल (Hindi): unsuccessful, failed; fruitless

Definitions

  1. unsuccessful, failed; fruitless

Ancestry of “असफल”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hindiसफलsuccessful; prosperous; profitable
2Sanskritसफलsuccessful, profitable, fruitful; having seed,...
3Sanskritस-with
4Proto-Indo-Aryan*sa-—
5Proto-Indo-Iraniansa-together, co-
6Proto-Indo-Europeansm̥-one; with, together
7Proto-Indo-Europeansem-together, one
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