Where does “ধনী” come from?

ধনী (Bengali) comes from Sanskrit धनिन्, from Sanskrit -इन्, from Proto-Indo-European -iHnos, from Proto-Indo-European -no- — adjectival suffix.

ধনী (Bengali): rich, wealthy

Definitions

  1. rich, wealthy

Ancestry of “ধনী”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritधनिन्possessing wealth or treasures, wealthy, rich,...
2Sanskrit-इन्possessing, showing possession, doer
3Proto-Indo-European-iHnosCreates adjectives of materials
4Proto-Indo-European-no-adjectival suffix
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -no- →Every word from Sanskrit -इन् →Every word from Proto-Indo-European -iHnos →