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Where does “अनस्” come from?

अनस् (Sanskrit) comes from Proto-Indo-Iranian Hánas, from Proto-Indo-European h₃énh₂os, from Proto-Indo-European h₃enh₂- — to onerate; to charge.

अनस् (Sanskrit): cart, wagon; mother; birth

Definitions

  1. cart, wagon; mother; birth

Ancestry of “अनस्”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-IranianHánas—
2Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃énh₂osload; burden
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃enh₂-to onerate; to charge
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