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Where does “ग्ना” come from?

ग्ना (Sanskrit) comes from Proto-Indo-Aryan gnáHs, from Proto-Indo-Iranian gnáHs, from Proto-Indo-European gʷḗn, from Proto-Indo-European gʷen- — woman.

ग्ना (Sanskrit): wife; divine female, a kind of goddess; speech,...

Definitions

  1. wife; divine female, a kind of goddess; speech,...

Ancestry of “ग्ना”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-AryangnáHs—
2Proto-Indo-IraniangnáHswoman; wife
3Proto-Indo-Europeangʷḗnwoman
4Proto-Indo-Europeangʷen-woman
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