Where does “अभ्रक” come from?
अभ्रक (Sanskrit) comes from Sanskrit अभ्र, from Proto-Indo-Iranian abʰrás, from Proto-Indo-European n̥bʰrós, from Proto-Indo-European nebʰ- — to become damp, cloudy.
Ancestry of “अभ्रक”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Sanskrit | अभ्र | cloud, thunder-cloud, rainy weather; sky,... |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | abʰrás | cloud, raincloud |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | n̥bʰrós | rain-cloud, with semantic narrowing to rain,... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | nebʰ- | to become damp, cloudy |
Words derived from “अभ्रक”