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Where does “ऊन” come from?

ऊन (Sanskrit) comes from Proto-Indo-Iranian HuHnás, from Proto-Indo-European h₁uh₂nós, from Proto-Indo-European h₁weh₂- — to leave, abandon, give out.

ऊन (Sanskrit): deficient, wanting, lacking, less than the right...

Definitions

  1. deficient, wanting, lacking, less than the right...

Ancestry of “ऊन”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-IranianHuHnásempty
2Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁uh₂nós—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁weh₂-to leave, abandon, give out

Words derived from “ऊन”

  • पौना
  • पौने
  • न्यूनतम
  • पौन
  • न्यूनतम
  • न्यून
  • पदून
  • उणे
  • उणेपण
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