Where does “न्यून” come from?

न्यून (Sanskrit) comes from Sanskrit ऊन, from Proto-Indo-Iranian HuHnás, from Proto-Indo-European h₁uh₂nós, from Proto-Indo-European h₁weh₂- — to leave, abandon, give out.

न्यून (Sanskrit): less, diminished, defective, deficient

Definitions

  1. less, diminished, defective, deficient

Ancestry of “न्यून”, step by step

न्यून traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Sanskrit ऊन

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritऊनdeficient, wanting, lacking, less than the right...
2Proto-Indo-IranianHuHnásempty
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁uh₂nós
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁weh₂-to leave, abandon, give out

via Sanskrit नि

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritनिdown; back; in, into
2Proto-Indo-Iraniandown, downwards; in, into
3Proto-Indo-Europeannidown

Words derived from “न्यून

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁weh₂-Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁uh₂nósEvery word from Proto-Indo-Iranian HuHnás