Where does “હંસ” come from?
હંસ (Gujarati) comes from Sanskrit हंस, from Proto-Indo-Aryan źʰansás, from Proto-Indo-Iranian ȷ́ʰansás, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰh₂éns — goose.
હંસ (Gujarati): swan
Ancestry of “હંસ”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Sanskrit | हंस | a goose, gander, swan, flamingo; sometimes a mere... |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | źʰansás | goose, swan |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | ȷ́ʰansás | goose, swan |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰh₂éns | goose |