Where does “Gondwanic” come from?

Gondwanic (English) comes from English Gondwana, from Sanskrit गोण्डवन — Forest of Gondi.

Gondwanic (English): Of or pertaining to Gondwana

Definitions

  1. Of or pertaining to Gondwana

Ancestry of “Gondwanic”, step by step

Gondwanic traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English Gondwana

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishGondwanaA southern supercontinent, formed before Pangaea between 600 and 530 million years ago, that included most of the landmasses which make up today's continents of the Southern Hemisphere
2Sanskritगोण्डवनForest of Gondi

via English ic

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishicrelated or pertaining to; having the character of
Every word from Sanskrit गोण्डवनEvery word from English Gondwana