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Where does “अन्त्र” come from?

अन्त्र (Sanskrit) comes from Proto-Indo-Aryan Hántram, from Proto-Indo-Iranian Hántram, from Proto-Indo-European h₁éntrom — guts, entrails.

अन्त्र (Sanskrit): entrail, intestine

Definitions

  1. entrail, intestine

Ancestry of “अन्त्र”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-AryanHántram—
2Proto-Indo-IranianHántram—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁éntromguts, entrails

Words derived from “अन्त्र”

  • आंत
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