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Where does “वाष्पोत्सर्जन” come from?

वाष्पोत्सर्जन (Hindi) comes from Hindi वाष्प, from Sanskrit वाष्प, from Proto-Indo-European wápōs.

वाष्पोत्सर्जन (Hindi): transpiration

Definitions

  1. transpiration

Ancestry of “वाष्पोत्सर्जन”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hindiवाष्पvapour; steam
2Sanskritवाष्पsteam, vapor; a tear
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwápōs—
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