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Where does “दर्भ” come from?

दर्भ (Sanskrit) comes from Proto-Indo-Aryan darbʰás, from Proto-Indo-Iranian darbʰás, from Proto-Indo-European derbʰ- — to spin, to twist.

दर्भ (Sanskrit): a tuft or bunch of grass RV. i, 191, 3 AV. &c;...

Definitions

  1. a tuft or bunch of grass RV. i, 191, 3 AV. &c;...

Ancestry of “दर्भ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Aryandarbʰás—
2Proto-Indo-Iraniandarbʰás—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanderbʰ-to spin, to twist

Words derived from “दर्भ”

  • దర్భ
  • विदर्भ
  • विदर्भ
  • विदर्भ
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