Where does “gavial” come from?
gavial (French) comes from Hindi घड़ियाल, from Sanskrit घण्टिक, from Sanskrit -इक, from Lithuanian -ikas, from Proto-Indo-European -iḱos — -y, -ic.
Ancestry of “gavial”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Hindi | घड़ियाल | crocodile; alligator; gharial, gavial |
| 2 | Sanskrit | घण्टिक | — |
| 3 | Sanskrit | -इक | adjectival suffix; doer |
| 4 | Lithuanian | -ikas | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -iḱos | -y, -ic |
Words derived from “gavial”