English
Unnati
Unnati comes from Sanskrit उन्नति ‘development, progress’, from नम् ‘to bow, yield’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *nem- ‘to bend’.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*nem-‘to bend’reconstructed
- Sanskritc. 1500–500 BCEनम्‘to bow, yield’
- Sanskrit, derivedc. 1500–500 BCEउन्नतिunnati‘development, progress’
- EnglishtodayUnnati
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*nem-‘to bend’reconstructed
- Sanskritc. 1500–500 BCEनम्‘to bow, yield’
- Sanskrit, derivedc. 1500–500 BCEउन्नतिunnati‘development, progress’
- EnglishtodayUnnati
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *nem- ‘to bend’
number, numerous, numb, nomadic, nomad, numeric, innumerable, nim, numeral, nome, numeracy, numero, luma, enumeration, enumerate, numerator, naam, numismatics, 25 more
Today it means
name A female given name from Sanskrit used in India.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *nem- / Unnati