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Where does “हन्” come from?

हन् (Sanskrit) comes from Proto-Indo-Iranian ǰʰan-.

हन् (Sanskrit): killing, striking, slaying; to strike, beat; to...

Definitions

  1. killing, striking, slaying; to strike, beat; to...

Ancestry of “हन्”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Iranianǰʰan-—

Words derived from “हन्”

  • आत्महत्या
  • हत्या
  • हत्या
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