Where does “huṇḍ” come from?
huṇḍ (Palula) comes from Sanskrit ऊर्ध्व, from Proto-Indo-Aryan r̥Hdʰwás, from Proto-Indo-Iranian r̥Hdʰwás, from Proto-Indo-European h₃r̥dʰ-wó-s, from Proto-Indo-European h₃erdʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European -wós — Creates adjectives from verb stems.
huṇḍ (Palula): up, up above
Definitions
- up, up above
Ancestry of “huṇḍ”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sanskrit | ऊर्ध्व | rising or tending upwards, raised, elevated,... |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | r̥Hdʰwás | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | r̥Hdʰwás | high, upright |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃r̥dʰ-wó-s | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃erdʰ- | to increase, grow; upright, high |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -wós | Creates adjectives from verb stems |