Where does “કાન” come from?
કાન (Gujarati) comes from Old Gujarati कान, from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀓𑀡𑁆𑀡, from Sanskrit कर्ण, from Middle Hindi کرن.
કાન (Gujarati): ear; attention, heed; the part of a gun or cannon...
Definitions
- ear; attention, heed; the part of a gun or cannon...
Ancestry of “કાન”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Gujarati | कान | ear |
| 2 | Sauraseni Prakrit | 𑀓𑀡𑁆𑀡 | ear |
| 3 | Sanskrit | कर्ण | ear; the handle or ear of a vessel; the helm or... |
| 4 | Middle Hindi | کرن | — |