अंश

Sanskrit

noun
Definitions
  • a share, portion, part, party
  • partition, inheritance
  • a share of booty
  • earnest money
  • stake (in betting)
  • a lot
  • the denominator of a fraction
  • a degree of latitude or longitude
  • a day
  • name of an Aditya

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Indo-Aryan *Hánśas inherited from Proto-Indo-Iranian *Hánćas (share, portion, part) inherited from Proto-Indo-European *h₁ónḱos.

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*h₁ónḱos

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