Where does “ގުޅި” come from?

ގުޅި (Dhivehi) comes from Sanskrit घटी, from Sanskrit घट, from Sanskrit ग्रन्थ्, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *grantH-.

ގުޅި (Dhivehi): a jar

Definitions

  1. a jar

Ancestry of “ގުޅި”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritघटीa pot
2Sanskritघटpot
3Sanskritग्रन्थ्to tie, fasten
4Proto-Indo-Iranian*grantH-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian *grantH- →Every word from Sanskrit ग्रन्थ् →Every word from Sanskrit घट →