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Where does “स्नावन्” come from?

स्नावन् (Sanskrit) comes from Proto-Indo-Aryan snáHwr̥, from Proto-Indo-Iranian snáHwr̥, from Proto-Indo-European snéh₁wr̥, from Proto-Indo-European (s)neh₁- — to spin , to sew.

स्नावन् (Sanskrit): sinew; tendon; muscle

Definitions

  1. sinew; tendon; muscle

Ancestry of “स्नावन्”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-AryansnáHwr̥—
2Proto-Indo-IraniansnáHwr̥—
3Proto-Indo-Europeansnéh₁wr̥sinew, tendon
4Proto-Indo-European(s)neh₁-to spin , to sew

Words derived from “स्नावन्”

  • स्नायु
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