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Where does “𑀉𑀫𑁆𑀫𑀺” come from?

𑀉𑀫𑁆𑀫𑀺 (Maharastri Prakrit) comes from Sanskrit ऊर्मि, from Proto-Indo-Iranian wr̥Hmíš, from Proto-Indo-European wl̥H-mí-s, from Proto-Indo-European welH- — to turn, to wind.

𑀉𑀫𑁆𑀫𑀺 (Maharastri Prakrit): wave

Definitions

  1. wave

Ancestry of “𑀉𑀫𑁆𑀫𑀺”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritऊर्मिwave, billow
2Proto-Indo-Iranianwr̥Hmíšwave
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwl̥H-mí-s—
4Proto-Indo-EuropeanwelH-to turn, to wind
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