Where does “ابھاو” come from?

ابھاو (Urdu) comes from Sanskrit अभाव, from Sanskrit अ-, from Proto-Indo-Iranian a-, from Proto-Indo-European n̥-, from Proto-Indo-European ne — not.

ابھاو (Urdu): death; not being, non-existence, absence; want

Definitions

  1. death; not being, non-existence, absence; want

Ancestry of “ابھاو”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritअभावdeath; not being, non-existence, absence; want
2Sanskritअ-un-, not; Used in the formation of imperfect,...
3Proto-Indo-Iraniana-un-, a-
4Proto-Indo-Europeann̥-not, un-
5Proto-Indo-Europeannenot
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ne →Every word from Sanskrit अ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European n̥- →
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