Where does “सब” come from?
सब (Hindi) comes from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀲𑀩𑁆𑀩, from Sanskrit सर्व, from Proto-Indo-Iranian sárwas, from Proto-Indo-European solh₂wós, from Proto-Indo-European sōlh₂- — mercy, comfort; comfort, mercy.
सब (Hindi): all; every; all; everyone, everybody
Definitions
- all; every; all; everyone, everybody
Ancestry of “सब”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Sauraseni Prakrit | 𑀲𑀩𑁆𑀩 | — |
| 2 | Sanskrit | सर्व | whole, entire, all, every; of all sorts,... |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | sárwas | all; entire, whole |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | solh₂wós | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | sōlh₂- | mercy, comfort; comfort, mercy |