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

  1. poriferan, any sponge of the phylum "Porifera"

Ancestry of “છિદ્રપ્રાણી”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritछिद्रtorn apart; pierced, containing holes; hole,...
2Proto-Indo-Iraniansčidrás—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanskeyd-to split, to divide
4Proto-Indo-Europeanskey-to split, to dissect
5Proto-Indo-Europeansek-to cut, cut off, sever
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sek- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European skey- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European skeyd- →
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