Where does “उणे” come from?
उणे (Konkani) comes from Sanskrit ऊन, from Proto-Indo-Iranian HuHnás, from Proto-Indo-European h₁uh₂nós, from Proto-Indo-European h₁weh₂- — to leave, abandon, give out.
उणे (Konkani): less, short
Ancestry of “उणे”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Sanskrit | ऊन | deficient, wanting, lacking, less than the right... |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | HuHnás | empty |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁uh₂nós | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁weh₂- | to leave, abandon, give out |