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