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Where does “Hánśas” come from?
Hánśas (Proto-Indo-Aryan) comes from Proto-Indo-Iranian Hánćas, from Proto-Indo-European h₁ónḱos.
Ancestry of “Hánśas”, step by step
Step
Language
Word
Meaning
1
Proto-Indo-Iranian
Hánćas
part, portion, share
2
Proto-Indo-European
h₁ónḱos
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