Where does “ਅੰਸ਼” come from?

ਅੰਸ਼ (Punjabi) comes from Sanskrit अंश, from Proto-Indo-Iranian Hánćas, from Proto-Indo-European h₁ónḱos.

ਅੰਸ਼ (Punjabi): part, portion, fraction, constituent

Definitions

  1. part, portion, fraction, constituent

Ancestry of “ਅੰਸ਼”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritअंशa share, portion, part, party; partition,...
2Proto-Indo-IranianHánćaspart, portion, share
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁ónḱos—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁ónḱos →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian Hánćas →Every word from Sanskrit अंश →