Where does “બિંદી” come from?

બિંદી (Gujarati) comes from Sanskrit बिन्दु, from Proto-Indo-Aryan bindúṣ — particle, globule, dot.

બિંદી (Gujarati): a bindi, a small decorative dot applied to the head in South Asia

Definitions

  1. a bindi, a small decorative dot applied to the head in South Asia

Ancestry of “બિંદી”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritबिन्दुa detached particle, drop, globule, dot, spot; a...
2Proto-Indo-Aryanbindúṣparticle, globule, dot
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