Where does “सूना” come from?
सूना (Hindi) comes from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀲𑀼𑀡𑁆𑀡, from Sanskrit शून्य, from Proto-Indo-European ḱówH-.
सूना (Hindi): empty, desolate, lonely
Ancestry of “सूना”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Sauraseni Prakrit | 𑀲𑀼𑀡𑁆𑀡 | — |
| 2 | Sanskrit | शून्य | zero; cipher, cypher; blank, deserted |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱówH- | — |