Where does “anu-” come from?
anu- (Proto-Turkic) comes from Sanskrit अनु-, from Sanskrit स्वर्, from Proto-Indo-Iranian súHar, from Proto-Indo-European sóh₂wl̥ — sun.
Ancestry of “anu-”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Sanskrit | अनु- | after, along, alongside; near to, with; according... |
| 2 | Sanskrit | स्वर् | the sun; sunshine, light; sky, heaven |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | súHar | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | sóh₂wl̥ | sun |
Words derived from “anu-”