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Where does “अकारण” come from?

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

अकारण (Sanskrit): causeless; absence of a cause

Definitions

  1. causeless; absence of a cause

Ancestry of “अकारण”, 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

Words derived from “अकारण”

  • अकारण
  • অকারণ
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