Where does “উলুধ্বনি” come from?

উলুধ্বনি (Bengali) comes from Bengali ধ্বনি, from Sanskrit ध्वनि, from Proto-Indo-Aryan dʰwaníṣ, from Proto-Indo-Iranian dʰwaníš, from Proto-Indo-European dʰwen- — make a noise.

উলুধ্বনি (Bengali): ululation performed by Hindu women during a celebration e.g., pujas and weddings

Definitions

  1. ululation performed by Hindu women during a celebration e.g., pujas and weddings

Ancestry of “উলুধ্বনি”, step by step

উলুধ্বনি traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Bengali ধ্বনি

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Bengaliধ্বনিsound, phone
2Sanskritध्वनिsound, echo, noise, voice, tone, tune, thunder;...
3Proto-Indo-Aryandʰwaníṣ—
4Proto-Indo-Iraniandʰwaníš—
5Proto-Indo-Europeandʰwen-make a noise

via Bengali উলু

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Bengaliউলুany reed, sugarcane, tall grass, often used for thatching
2Sanskritउलूकowl
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰwen- →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian dʰwaníš →Every word from Proto-Indo-Aryan dʰwaníṣ →