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Where does “अञ्जना” come from?

अञ्जना (Sanskrit) comes from Sanskrit अञ्ज्, from Proto-Indo-European h₃engʷ- — to smear, to anoint.

Ancestry of “अञ्जना”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritअञ्ज्to anoint
2Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃engʷ-to smear, to anoint
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