Where does “अनन्य” come from?

अनन्य (Sanskrit) comes from Sanskrit अन्य, from Proto-Indo-Iranian Hanyás, from Proto-Indo-European h₂en — there.

अनन्य (Sanskrit): not different, identical

Definitions

  1. not different, identical

Ancestry of “अनन्य”, step by step

अनन्य traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Sanskrit अन्य

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritअन्यother, different; other than, different from,...
2Proto-Indo-IranianHanyásother
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂enthere

via Sanskrit अन

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritअनbreath, respiration
2Sanskritअन्to breathe
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂enh₁‑to breathe
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂en →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian Hanyás →Every word from Sanskrit अन्य →