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Where does “हेमन्त” come from?

हेमन्त (Sanskrit) comes from Proto-Indo-Iranian ȷ́ʰaymantás, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰeyméns, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰey- — winter.

हेमन्त (Sanskrit): winter, the cold season

Definitions

  1. winter, the cold season

Ancestry of “हेमन्त”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Iranianȷ́ʰaymantás—
2Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰeyméns—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰey-winter

Words derived from “हेमन्त”

  • Hemant
  • హేమంతఋతువు
  • เหมันต์
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