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Where does “आम” come from?

आम (Sanskrit) comes from Proto-Indo-European h₂eh₃mós, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eh₃- — to be hot; to burn.

आम (Sanskrit): raw, uncooked; unripe; undressed

Definitions

  1. raw, uncooked; unripe; undressed

Ancestry of “आम”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eh₃mósraw; uncooked; bitter
2Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eh₃-to be hot; to burn
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