Where does “धुं” come from?

धुं (Old Marathi) comes from Sanskrit धूम, from Proto-Indo-Iranian dʰuHmás, from Proto-Indo-European dʰuh₂mós, from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂- — smoke; mist, haze.

धुं (Old Marathi): smoke

Definitions

  1. smoke

Ancestry of “धुं”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritधूमsmoke, vapour, mist
2Proto-Indo-IraniandʰuHmásmist, fog; smoke
3Proto-Indo-Europeandʰuh₂móssmoke
4Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewh₂-smoke; mist, haze
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂-Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰuh₂mósEvery word from Proto-Indo-Iranian dʰuHmás
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