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Where does “सन्” come from?

सन् (Hindi) comes from Classical Persian سَنَه, from Proto-Semitic šanat- — year.

सन् (Hindi): year; era

Definitions

  1. year; era

Ancestry of “सन्”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Classical Persianسَنَه—
2Proto-Semiticšanat-year
Every word from Proto-Semitic šanat- →