Where does “ઘણું” come from?
ઘણું (Gujarati) comes from Old Gujarati घणउं, from Prakrit 𑀖𑀡, from Sanskrit घन, from Proto-Indo-European gʷʰen-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰon-.
ઘણું (Gujarati): many, more, lots, a great deal
Definitions
- many, more, lots, a great deal
Ancestry of “ઘણું”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Gujarati | घणउं | great; much, many |
| 2 | Prakrit | 𑀖𑀡 | — |
| 3 | Sanskrit | घन | a killer, striker, destroyer; slaying; an iron... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷʰen- | to strike, slay, kill |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰon- | — |