Where does “રંગસૂત્ર” come from?

રંગસૂત્ર (Gujarati) comes from Sanskrit सूत्र, from Proto-Indo-European *syewH- — to sew.

રંગસૂત્ર (Gujarati): chromosome

Definitions

  1. chromosome

Ancestry of “રંગસૂત્ર”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritसूत्रthread, yarn, string, line, cord, wire; a...
2Proto-Indo-European*syewH-to sew
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *syewH-Every word from Sanskrit सूत्र