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Where does “suHnúṣ” come from?

suHnúṣ (Proto-Indo-Aryan) comes from Proto-Indo-Iranian suHnúš, from Proto-Indo-European suHnús, from Proto-Indo-European sewH-, from Proto-Indo-European sew- — to press out, extract; juice; liquid, rain; to...

Ancestry of “suHnúṣ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-IraniansuHnúšson
2Proto-Indo-EuropeansuHnússon
3Proto-Indo-EuropeansewH-to bear; to give birth
4Proto-Indo-Europeansew-to press out, extract; juice; liquid, rain; to...

Words derived from “suHnúṣ”

  • सूनु
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