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Where does “abʰrás” come from?

abʰrás (Proto-Indo-Iranian) comes from Proto-Indo-European n̥bʰrós, from Proto-Indo-European nebʰ- — to become damp, cloudy.

abʰrás (Proto-Indo-Iranian): cloud, raincloud

Definitions

  1. cloud, raincloud

Ancestry of “abʰrás”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeann̥bʰrósrain-cloud, with semantic narrowing to rain,...
2Proto-Indo-Europeannebʰ-to become damp, cloudy

Words derived from “abʰrás”

  • अभ्रक
  • ابرنواختر
  • ابرک
  • ابر
  • अभ्रक
  • अभ्र
  • ewr
  • ابر
  • ابر
  • ʾbl
  • ʾp̄l
  • ewrkirin
  • ewr
  • abráh
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