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Where does “Hlagʰúṣ” come from?

Hlagʰúṣ (Proto-Indo-Aryan) comes from Proto-Indo-Iranian Hlagʰúš, from Proto-Indo-European h₁léngʰus, from Proto-Indo-European h₁lengʷʰ- — light.

Ancestry of “Hlagʰúṣ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-IranianHlagʰúšlightweight, swift, agile
2Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁léngʰuslightweight
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁lengʷʰ-light

Words derived from “Hlagʰúṣ”

  • లఘుకోణము
  • లఘువు
  • లఘురేఫము
  • लघुकथा
  • लघु
  • लघु
  • lagu
  • lagu
  • lagu
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