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Where does “उनींदा” come from?

उनींदा (Hindi) comes from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀉𑀡𑁆𑀡𑀺𑀤𑁆𑀤, from Sanskrit उन्निद्र, from Sanskrit निद्रा, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *nidráH.

उनींदा (Hindi): sleepy, drowsy

Definitions

  1. sleepy, drowsy

Ancestry of “उनींदा”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sauraseni Prakrit𑀉𑀡𑁆𑀡𑀺𑀤𑁆𑀤—
2Sanskritउन्निद्रsleepless
3Sanskritनिद्राsleep, slumber; to sleep
4Proto-Indo-Iranian*nidráH—
Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian *nidráH →