Where does “لون” come from?

لون (Punjabi) comes from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀮𑁄𑀡, from Sanskrit लवण — salt; beauty, lustre; saltiness, salinity.

لون (Punjabi): table salt

Definitions

  1. table salt

Ancestry of “لون”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sauraseni Prakrit𑀮𑁄𑀡salt
2Sanskritलवणsalt; beauty, lustre; saltiness, salinity
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