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Where does “नभस्” come from?

नभस् (Sanskrit) comes from Proto-Indo-Iranian nábʰas, from Proto-Indo-European nébʰos, from Proto-Indo-European -os — Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;...

नभस् (Sanskrit): mist, fog, clouds, vapour; the sky or atmosphere;...

Definitions

  1. mist, fog, clouds, vapour; the sky or atmosphere;...

Ancestry of “नभस्”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Iraniannábʰascloud, mist moisture
2Proto-Indo-Europeannébʰoscloud; mist, moisture
3Proto-Indo-European-osCreates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;...

Words derived from “नभस्”

  • நபம்
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