Where does “आँगन” come from?
आँगन (Hindi) comes from Sauraseni Prakrit ????, from Sanskrit अङ्गन, from Sanskrit -अन, from Proto-Indo-European -nós — Creates verbal adjectives from roots.
आँगन (Hindi): courtyard, backyard, patio
Definitions
- courtyard, backyard, patio
Ancestry of “आँगन”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Sauraseni Prakrit | ???? | courtyard |
| 2 | Sanskrit | अङ्गन | the act of walking; "place to walk in", yard,... |
| 3 | Sanskrit | -अन | forms neuter nouns |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | -nós | Creates verbal adjectives from roots |
Words derived from “आँगन”