Where does “अधातू” come from?

अधातू (Marathi) comes from Marathi अ-, from Sanskrit अ-, from Proto-Indo-Iranian a-, from Proto-Indo-European n̥-, from Proto-Indo-European ne — not.

अधातू (Marathi): non-metal

Definitions

  1. non-metal

Ancestry of “अधातू”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Marathiअ-A negating prefix. non-, un-, a-, an-, etc
2Sanskritअ-un-, not; Used in the formation of imperfect,...
3Proto-Indo-Iraniana-un-, a-
4Proto-Indo-Europeann̥-not, un-
5Proto-Indo-Europeannenot
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ne →Every word from Sanskrit अ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European n̥- →