Where does “अकन्या” come from?

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

अकन्या (Sanskrit): non-virgin

Definitions

  1. non-virgin

Ancestry of “अकन्या”, step by step

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