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Where does “andha” come from?

andha (Pali) comes from Sanskrit अन्ध, from Proto-Indo-Iranian andʰás, from Proto-Indo-European h₂endʰ-ó-s, from Proto-Indo-European -ós — Creates agent nouns from verb stems, denoting...

andha (Pali): blind

Definitions

  1. blind

Ancestry of “andha”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritअन्धblind; dark; n night, darkness
2Proto-Indo-Iranianandʰásblind
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂endʰ-ó-s—
4Proto-Indo-European-ósCreates agent nouns from verb stems, denoting...

Words derived from “andha”

  • andhakāra
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