Where does “granthi” come from?

granthi (English) comes from Punjabi ਗ੍ਰੰਥੀ, from Punjabi -ਈ, from Sanskrit -इन्, from Proto-Indo-European -iHnos, from Proto-Indo-European -no- — adjectival suffix.

granthi (English): The person who reads the sacred scripture at a Sikh religious ceremony

Definitions

  1. The person who reads the sacred scripture at a Sikh religious ceremony

Ancestry of “granthi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Punjabiਗ੍ਰੰਥੀgranthi
2Punjabi-ਈrelating to, forms adjectives from nouns
3Sanskrit-इन्possessing, showing possession, doer
4Proto-Indo-European-iHnosCreates adjectives of materials
5Proto-Indo-European-no-adjectival suffix
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -no- →Every word from Sanskrit -इन् →Every word from Punjabi -ਈ →