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Where does “अपहरण” come from?

अपहरण (Sanskrit) comes from Sanskrit हरण, from Maharastri Prakrit 𑀳𑀭𑀺𑀡, from Sanskrit हरिण, from Sanskrit हरि, from Proto-Indo-Aryan źʰárHiṣ, from Proto-Indo-Iranian ȷ́ʰárHiš, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰelh₃- — to flourish; green, yellow.

अपहरण (Sanskrit): taking away, carrying off; stealing

Definitions

  1. taking away, carrying off; stealing

Ancestry of “अपहरण”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritहरणabduction
2Maharastri Prakrit𑀳𑀭𑀺𑀡—
3Sanskritहरिणdeer
4Sanskritहरिto be yellow or green; fawn-coloured; reddish...
5Proto-Indo-AryanźʰárHiṣ—
6Proto-Indo-Iranianȷ́ʰárHiš—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰelh₃-to flourish; green, yellow

Words derived from “अपहरण”

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