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

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

Ancestry of “ऊन”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Proto-Indo-Iranian	HuHnás	empty
2	Proto-Indo-European	h₁uh₂nós	—
3	Proto-Indo-European	h₁weh₂-	to leave, abandon, give out

Words derived from “ऊन”

पदून
उणे
न्यून
ūna
ऊनविंशति
एकोनविंशति
ऊनत्रिंशत्
na
una
una
uña
Una
catunum
unã
उणेपण
न्यूनतम
una
une
पौन
una
पौना
O
न्यूनतम
una

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁weh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁uh₂nós →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian HuHnás →