Where does “अवलम्ब” come from?

अवलम्ब (Sanskrit) comes from Sanskrit अव, from Proto-Indo-Iranian Háwa, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ew, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰe — Postpositional intensifying particle: indeed, at any rate, in fact.

अवलम्ब (Sanskrit): hanging down

Definitions

  1. hanging down

Ancestry of “अवलम्ब”, step by step

अवलम्ब traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Sanskrit अव

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritअवoff, away; down; this
2Proto-Indo-IranianHáwaaway from, off; down
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ewaway from, off; again
4Proto-Indo-EuropeanǵʰePostpositional intensifying particle: indeed, at any rate, in fact

via Sanskrit लम्ब

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritलम्बa perpendicular; complement of latitude,...
2Sanskritलम्ब्to hang down, depend, dangle
3Proto-Indo-European(s)lembʰ-to hang limply; to hang loosely, hang limply

Words derived from “अवलम्ब”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰe →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ew →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian Háwa →