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Where does “स्मृत” come from?

स्मृत (Sanskrit) comes from Proto-Indo-Iranian smr̥tás, from Proto-Indo-European smr̥-tó-s, from Proto-Indo-European (s)mer- — to fall into thinking, remember, care for; to...

स्मृत (Sanskrit): remembered, recollected; thought of

Definitions

  1. remembered, recollected; thought of

Ancestry of “स्मृत”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Iraniansmr̥tás—
2Proto-Indo-Europeansmr̥-tó-s—
3Proto-Indo-European(s)mer-to fall into thinking, remember, care for; to...

Words derived from “स्मृत”

  • 𑀫𑀼𑀅
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