Where does “abbha” come from?

abbha (Pali) comes from Sanskrit अभ्र, from Proto-Indo-Iranian abʰrás, from Proto-Indo-European n̥bʰrós, from Proto-Indo-European nebʰ- — to become damp, cloudy.

abbha (Pali): cloud

Definitions

  1. cloud

Ancestry of “abbha”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritअभ्रcloud, thunder-cloud, rainy weather; sky,...
2Proto-Indo-Iranianabʰráscloud, raincloud
3Proto-Indo-Europeann̥bʰrósrain-cloud, with semantic narrowing to rain,...
4Proto-Indo-Europeannebʰ-to become damp, cloudy

Words derived from “abbha”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European nebʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European n̥bʰrós →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian abʰrás →