Where does “gaviaal” come from?

gaviaal (Dutch) comes from French gavial, from Hindi घड़ियाल, from Sanskrit घण्टिक, from Sanskrit -इक, from Lithuanian -ikas, from Proto-Indo-European -iḱos — -y, -ic.

gaviaal (Dutch): gharial (Gavialis gangeticus)

Definitions

  1. gharial (Gavialis gangeticus)

Ancestry of “gaviaal”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchgavialgharial
2Hindiघड़ियालcrocodile; alligator; gharial, gavial
3Sanskritघण्टिकcrocodile, gharial
4Sanskrit-इकadjectival suffix; doer
5Lithuanian-ikas—
6Proto-Indo-European-iḱos-y, -ic
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -iḱos →Every word from Sanskrit -इक →Every word from Lithuanian -ikas →