Where does “દ્વીપસમૂહ” come from?

દ્વીપસમૂહ (Gujarati) comes from Gujarati દ્વીપ, from Sanskrit द्वीप, from Proto-Indo-Iranian dwiHpás, from Proto-Indo-Iranian Hā́ps, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ep- — water, body of water.

દ્વીપસમૂહ (Gujarati): archipelago, islands

Definitions

  1. archipelago, islands

Ancestry of “દ્વીપસમૂહ”, step by step

દ્વીપસમૂહ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Gujarati દ્વીપ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Gujaratiદ્વીપisland
2Sanskritद्वीपisland, peninsula, sandbank; division of the...
3Proto-Indo-IraniandwiHpásisland
4Proto-Indo-IranianHā́pswater
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ep-water, body of water

via Gujarati સમૂહ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Gujaratiસમૂહ
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ep-Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian Hā́psEvery word from Proto-Indo-Iranian dwiHpás