Where does “છિદ્રપ્રાણી” come from?
છિદ્રપ્રાણી (Gujarati) comes from Sanskrit छिद्र, from Proto-Indo-Iranian sčidrás, from Proto-Indo-European skeyd-, from Proto-Indo-European skey-, from Proto-Indo-European sek- — to cut, cut off, sever.
છિદ્રપ્રાણી (Gujarati): poriferan, any sponge of the phylum "Porifera"
Definitions
- poriferan, any sponge of the phylum "Porifera"
Ancestry of “છિદ્રપ્રાણી”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Sanskrit | छिद्र | torn apart; pierced, containing holes; hole,... |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | sčidrás | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | skeyd- | to split, to divide |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | skey- | to split, to dissect |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | sek- | to cut, cut off, sever |