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Where does “लाञ्छन” come from?

लाञ्छन (Sanskrit) comes from Sanskrit -अन, from Proto-Indo-European -nós — Creates verbal adjectives from roots.

लाञ्छन (Sanskrit): a mark, sign, token; a mark of ignominy, stain,...

Definitions

  1. a mark, sign, token; a mark of ignominy, stain,...

Ancestry of “लाञ्छन”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskrit-अनforms neuter nouns
2Proto-Indo-European-nósCreates verbal adjectives from roots

Words derived from “लाञ्छन”

  • लांछन
  • lencana
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