Where does “हून” come from?
हून (Konkani) comes from Maharastri Prakrit 𑀉𑀡𑁆𑀳, from Sanskrit उष्ण, from Proto-Indo-Aryan Huṣṇás, from Proto-Indo-Iranian Hušnás, from Proto-Indo-European h₁usnós.
हून (Konkani): hot
Ancestry of “हून”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Maharastri Prakrit | 𑀉𑀡𑁆𑀳 | hot |
| 2 | Sanskrit | उष्ण | warm, hot; onion |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | Huṣṇás | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | Hušnás | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁usnós | — |