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Where does “yáHnam” come from?

yáHnam (Proto-Indo-Aryan) comes from Proto-Indo-Iranian yáHnam, from Proto-Indo-European yéh₂-nom, from Proto-Indo-European yeh₂- — to go; to go in, enter; to ride, to travel.

Ancestry of “yáHnam”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-IranianyáHnam—
2Proto-Indo-Europeanyéh₂-nom—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanyeh₂-to go; to go in, enter; to ride, to travel

Words derived from “yáHnam”

  • Mahayana
  • yana
  • Ramayana
  • Mahayana
  • రామాయణంబు
  • రామాయణము
  • महायान
  • उद्यान
  • यान
  • रामायण
  • वायु-यान
  • रामायणी
  • มหายาน
  • ยานมาศ
  • ยาน
  • รามายณะ
  • จักรยานยนต์
  • จักรยาน
  • उद्यान
  • महायान
  • पितृयाण
  • यान
  • रामायण
  • देवयान
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