Where does “लाभहीन” come from?

लाभहीन (Hindi) comes from Hindi लाभ, from Sanskrit लाभ, from Sanskrit लभ्, from Proto-Indo-Iranian labʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European lebʰ- — youngling, nestling, child; to work, harvest,...

लाभहीन (Hindi): unprofitable, loss-making

Definitions

  1. unprofitable, loss-making

Ancestry of “लाभहीन”, step by step

लाभहीन traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hindi लाभ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hindiलाभbenefit, advantage; profit; gain
2Sanskritलाभmeeting with, finding; obtaining, getting,...
3Sanskritलभ्to gain, possess
4Proto-Indo-Iranianlabʰ-—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanlebʰ-youngling, nestling, child; to work, harvest,...

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
Every word from Proto-Indo-European lebʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian labʰ- →Every word from Sanskrit लभ् →