Where does “अमर” come from?

अमर (Old Gujarati) comes from Sanskrit अमर, from Sanskrit अ-, from Proto-Indo-Iranian a-, from Proto-Indo-European n̥-, from Proto-Indo-European ne — not.

अमर (Old Gujarati): god, deity

Definitions

  1. god, deity

Ancestry of “अमर”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritअमरundying, immortal, imperishable; a god, a deity
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- →
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