Where does “ਅਨਾਥ” come from?

ਅਨਾਥ (Punjabi) comes from Sanskrit अनाथ, from Sanskrit अ-, from Proto-Indo-Iranian a-, from Proto-Indo-European n̥-, from Proto-Indo-European ne — not.

ਅਨਾਥ (Punjabi): orphan, orphaned

Definitions

  1. orphan, orphaned

Ancestry of “ਅਨਾਥ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritअनाथorphan, fatherless, parentless; destitute,...
2Sanskritअ-un-, not; Used in the formation of imperfect,...
3Proto-Indo-Iraniana-un-, a-
4Proto-Indo-Europeann̥-not, un-
5Proto-Indo-Europeannenot
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ne →Every word from Sanskrit अ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European n̥- →