Where does “ਲੂਣ” come from?

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

ਲੂਣ (Punjabi): table salt

Definitions

  1. table salt

Ancestry of “ਲੂਣ”, step by step

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

Words derived from “ਲੂਣ

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