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Where does “धूम” come from?

धूम (Sanskrit) comes from Proto-Indo-Iranian dʰuHmás, from Proto-Indo-European dʰuh₂mós, from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂- — smoke; mist, haze.

धूम (Sanskrit): smoke, vapor, mist; smoke as a sternutatory : a...

Definitions

  1. smoke, vapor, mist; smoke as a sternutatory : a...

Ancestry of “धूम”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-IraniandʰuHmásmist, fog; smoke
2Proto-Indo-Europeandʰuh₂móssmoke
3Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewh₂-smoke; mist, haze

Words derived from “धूम”

  • ధూమపానము
  • धूम
  • अंधाधुंध
  • धुंध
  • धूमान्ध
  • دھواں
  • ধোঁৱা ৰং
  • ধোঁৱা
  • धुं
  • thuv
  • धुवोर
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