Where does “అభి-” come from?

అభి- (Telugu) comes from Sanskrit अभि, from Proto-Indo-Aryan Habʰí, from Proto-Indo-Iranian Habʰí, from Proto-Indo-European h₂m̥bʰi, from Proto-Indo-European h₂n̥tbʰi, from Proto-Indo-European h₂énts, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ent-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂en- — on, onto.

అభి- (Telugu): A prefix used to denote nearness, opposite, etc

Definitions

  1. A prefix used to denote nearness, opposite, etc

Ancestry of “అభి-”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritअभिto, towards, in the direction of, against; for,...
2Proto-Indo-AryanHabʰí—
3Proto-Indo-IranianHabʰíto, against; for, on account of
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂m̥bʰiaround, on either side of, about; in exchange...
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂n̥tbʰi—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂éntsforehead; front
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ent-face; forehead; front
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂en-on, onto
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂en- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ent- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂énts →