Where does “ތުންގަނޑު” come from?

ތުންގަނޑު (Dhivehi) comes from Dhivehi ގަނޑު, from Sanskrit गण्ड — the cheek, the whole side of the face including...

ތުންގަނޑު (Dhivehi): a beak, bill

Definitions

  1. a beak, bill

Ancestry of “ތުންގަނޑު”, step by step

ތުންގަނޑު traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dhivehi ގަނޑު

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dhivehiގަނޑުabscess, carbuncle
2Sanskritगण्डthe cheek, the whole side of the face including...

via Dhivehi ތުން

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dhivehiތުންmouth
2Sanskritतुण्डmouth, face; cheek; beak
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