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Where does “पाप” come from?

पाप (Hindi) comes from Sanskrit पाप, from Proto-Indo-Iranian pāpás — bad.

पाप (Hindi): sin

Definitions

  1. sin

Ancestry of “पाप”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritपापbad, vicious, wicked, evil, wretched, vile, low;...
2Proto-Indo-Iranianpāpásbad
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