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Where does “बिसरना” come from?

बिसरना (Hindi) comes from Prakrit विस्सरइ, from Sanskrit विस्मरति, from Sanskrit स्मरति, from Proto-Indo-Iranian smárati, from Proto-Indo-European (s)mer- — to fall into thinking, remember, care for; to...

बिसरना (Hindi): to forget

Definitions

  1. to forget

Ancestry of “बिसरना”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Prakritविस्सरइ—
2Sanskritविस्मरतिto forget
3Sanskritस्मरतिto remember, recall, recollect; to recite from...
4Proto-Indo-Iraniansmáratito remember, recollect
5Proto-Indo-European(s)mer-to fall into thinking, remember, care for; to...
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