Where does “अंहु” come from?

अंहु (Sanskrit) comes from Proto-Indo-Aryan Hánźʰuṣ, from Proto-Indo-Iranian Hánȷ́ʰuš, from Proto-Indo-European h₂énǵʰus, from Proto-Indo-European h₂enǵʰ- — to constrict, tighten, compress; narrow, tight;...

अंहु (Sanskrit): narrow; anxiety, distress

Definitions

  1. narrow; anxiety, distress

Ancestry of “अंहु”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-AryanHánźʰuṣ—
2Proto-Indo-IranianHánȷ́ʰuš—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂énǵʰusnarrow, tight
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂enǵʰ-to constrict, tighten, compress; narrow, tight;...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂enǵʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂énǵʰus →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian Hánȷ́ʰuš →
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