Where does “આણંદ” come from?

આણંદ (Gujarati) comes from Old Gujarati आणंद, from Sanskrit आनन्द, from Sanskrit आ, from Sanskrit धा, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰaH-.

Ancestry of “આણંદ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Gujaratiआणंदjoy, happiness
2Sanskritआनन्दdelight; pleasure; joy
3Sanskritआseparated form of आ-; With senses determined by...
4Sanskritधाto put, place, set, lay in or on
5Proto-Indo-European*dʰaH-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *dʰaH- →Every word from Sanskrit धा →Every word from Sanskrit आ →
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