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Where does “अभिमन्” come from?

अभिमन् (Sanskrit) comes from Sanskrit अभि, from Proto-Indo-Aryan Habʰí, from Proto-Indo-Iranian Habʰí, from Proto-Indo-European h₂m̥bʰi, from Proto-Indo-European h₂n̥tbʰi, from Proto-Indo-European h₂énts, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ent-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂en- — on, onto.

Ancestry of “अभिमन्”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritअभिto, towards, in the direction of, against; for,...
2Proto-Indo-AryanHabʰí—
3Proto-Indo-IranianHabʰíto, against; for, on account of
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂m̥bʰiaround, on either side of, about; in exchange...
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂n̥tbʰi—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂éntsforehead; front
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ent-face; forehead; front
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂en-on, onto

Words derived from “अभिमन्”

  • Abhimanyu
  • अभिमन्यु
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