Where does “नेत्रहीन” come from?

नेत्रहीन (Hindi) comes from Hindi हीन, from Sanskrit हीन, from Proto-Indo-Iranian ȷ́ʰHnás, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰh₁-nós, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰeh₁- — to go, to walk.

नेत्रहीन (Hindi): visually impaired, blind

Definitions

  1. visually impaired, blind

Ancestry of “नेत्रहीन”, step by step

नेत्रहीन traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hindi हीन

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hindiहीनbad, low, lesser; inferior; empty; lacking,...
2Sanskritहीनabandoned, forsaken, left; excluded from; bereft...
3Proto-Indo-Iranianȷ́ʰHnás
4Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰh₁-nósabandoned
5Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰeh₁-to go, to walk

via Hindi नेत्र

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hindiनेत्रeye
2Sanskritनेत्रn eye; n river; m guide, leader
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰeh₁-Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰh₁-nósEvery word from Proto-Indo-Iranian ȷ́ʰHnás
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