Where does “uṇṇa” come from?
uṇṇa (Pali) comes from Sanskrit ऊर्णा, from Proto-Indo-Aryan Hwŕ̥HnaH, from Proto-Indo-Iranian Hwŕ̥HnaH, from Proto-Indo-European h₂wĺ̥h₁neh₂, from Proto-Indo-European -nós — Creates verbal adjectives from roots.
uṇṇa (Pali): wool
Ancestry of “uṇṇa”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Sanskrit | ऊर्णा | wool, a woollen thread, thread; cobweb; circle of... |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | Hwŕ̥HnaH | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | Hwŕ̥HnaH | wool |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂wĺ̥h₁neh₂ | wool |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -nós | Creates verbal adjectives from roots |