Where does “तृण” come from?

तृण (Hindi) comes from Sanskrit तृण, from Proto-Indo-European tr̥nom, from Proto-Indo-European ster- — sterile, infertile.

तृण (Hindi): grass; blade of grass; straw

Definitions

  1. grass; blade of grass; straw

Ancestry of “तृण”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritतृणgrass, herb, any gramineous plant, blade of...
2Proto-Indo-Europeantr̥nomsharp stalk, thorn
3Proto-Indo-Europeanster-sterile, infertile
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ster- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European tr̥nom →Every word from Sanskrit तृण →