Where does “મીણબત્તી” come from?

મીણબત્તી (Gujarati) comes from Gujarati બત્તી, from Urdu بتی, from Sanskrit द्वात्रिंशत्, from Sanskrit द्व, from Proto-Indo-Iranian dwáH, from Proto-Indo-European dwóh₁ — two.

મીણબત્તી (Gujarati): candle

Definitions

  1. candle

Ancestry of “મીણબત્તી”, step by step

મીણબત્તી traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Gujarati બત્તી

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Gujaratiબત્તીcandle; lamp; light
2Urduبتیword; speech; candle
3Sanskritद्वात्रिंशत्thirty-two
4Sanskritद्वtwo, both
5Proto-Indo-IraniandwáHtwo
6Proto-Indo-Europeandwóh₁two

via Gujarati મીણ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Gujaratiમીણwax, beeswax
2Sanskritमदनbeeswax
3Sanskritमद्to rejoice
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmeh₂d-to be wet, to become wet; to meet, approach,...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dwóh₁ →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian dwáH →Every word from Sanskrit द्व →