Where does “लुप्त” come from?
लुप्त (Hindi) comes from Sanskrit लुप्त, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *Hluptám, from Proto-Indo-European Hrewp-, from Proto-Indo-European Hrew- — to tear out, dig out, open, acquire.
लुप्त (Hindi): disappeared, missing, gone; extinct, obsolete
Definitions
- disappeared, missing, gone; extinct, obsolete
Ancestry of “लुप्त”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Sanskrit | लुप्त | — |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | *Hluptám | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | Hrewp- | to break, tear |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | Hrew- | to tear out, dig out, open, acquire |