Where does “अभ्र” come from?

अभ्र (Sanskrit) comes from Proto-Indo-Iranian abʰrás, from Proto-Indo-European n̥bʰrós, from Proto-Indo-European nebʰ- — to become damp, cloudy.

अभ्र (Sanskrit): cloud, thunder-cloud, rainy weather; sky,...

Definitions

  1. cloud, thunder-cloud, rainy weather; sky,...

Ancestry of “अभ्र”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Iranianabʰráscloud, raincloud
2Proto-Indo-Europeann̥bʰrósrain-cloud, with semantic narrowing to rain,...
3Proto-Indo-Europeannebʰ-to become damp, cloudy

Words derived from “अभ्र”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European nebʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European n̥bʰrós →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian abʰrás →