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
- deprived of, bereft of; lacking; lowly, dirty,...
Ancestry of “ಹೀನ”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Sanskrit | हीन | abandoned, forsaken, left; excluded from; bereft... |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | ȷ́ʰHnás | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰh₁-nós | abandoned |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰeh₁- | to go, to walk |