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Where does “अकाल” come from?

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

अकाल (Sanskrit): unseasonable; a wrong or bad time

Definitions

  1. unseasonable; a wrong or bad time

Ancestry of “अकाल”, 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 “अकाल”

  • अकाली
  • अकाल
  • اکال
  • অকাল
  • ????
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