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Where does “अभि-” come from?

अभि- (Sanskrit) comes from Sanskrit अ-, from Proto-Indo-Iranian a-, from Proto-Indo-European n̥-, from Proto-Indo-European ne — not.

Ancestry of “अभि-”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritअ-un-, not; Used in the formation of imperfect,...
2Proto-Indo-Iraniana-un-, a-
3Proto-Indo-Europeann̥-not, un-
4Proto-Indo-Europeannenot

Words derived from “अभि-”

  • abhinaya
  • అభినయించు
  • అభినయము
  • अभियंता
  • अभिनय
  • अभियन्तृ
  • अभिनय
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