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Where does “Hmáyẓḍʰram” come from?

Hmáyẓḍʰram (Proto-Indo-Aryan) comes from Proto-Indo-Iranian Hmáyždʰram, from Proto-Indo-European *h₃meyǵʰ-tro-m, from Proto-Indo-European h₃meyǵʰ- — to urinate.

Ancestry of “Hmáyẓḍʰram”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-IranianHmáyždʰram—
2Proto-Indo-European*h₃meyǵʰ-tro-m—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃meyǵʰ-to urinate

Words derived from “Hmáyẓḍʰram”

  • మేఢ్రము
  • मेढ्र
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