Where does “ಹೀನ” come from?

ಹೀನ (Kannada) comes from Sanskrit हीन, from Proto-Indo-Iranian ȷ́ʰHnás, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰh₁-nós, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰeh₁- — to go, to walk.

ಹೀನ (Kannada): deprived of, bereft of; lacking; lowly, dirty,...

Definitions

  1. deprived of, bereft of; lacking; lowly, dirty,...

Ancestry of “ಹೀನ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritहीनabandoned, forsaken, left; excluded from; bereft...
2Proto-Indo-Iranianȷ́ʰHnás—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰh₁-nósabandoned
4Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰeh₁-to go, to walk

Words derived from “ಹೀನ”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰeh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰh₁-nós →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian ȷ́ʰHnás →