Where does “न्यूनतम” come from?

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

Ancestry of “न्यूनतम”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritन्यूनless, diminished, defective, deficient
2Sanskritऊनdeficient, wanting, lacking, less than the right...
3Proto-Indo-IranianHuHnásempty
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁uh₂nós—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁weh₂-to leave, abandon, give out
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁weh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁uh₂nós →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian HuHnás →