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Where does “आडंबर” come from?

आडंबर (Hindi) comes from Sanskrit आडम्बर, from Sanskrit आ-, from Sanskrit आ, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *HáH.

आडंबर (Hindi): adambar: a kind of drum; pomp, ostentation;...

Definitions

  1. adambar: a kind of drum; pomp, ostentation;...

Ancestry of “आडंबर”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritआडम्बर—
2Sanskritआ-up, upon, on
3Sanskritआseparated form of आ-; With senses determined by...
4Proto-Indo-Iranian*HáH—
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