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Where does “હણવું” come from?

હણવું (Gujarati) comes from Sanskrit हन्ति, from Proto-Indo-Aryan źʰánti, from Proto-Indo-Iranian ǰʰánti, from Proto-Indo-European gʷʰénti, from Proto-Indo-European gʷʰen-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰon-.

હણવું (Gujarati): to kill, slay, destroy, take the life of; to...

Definitions

  1. to kill, slay, destroy, take the life of; to...

Ancestry of “હણવું”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritहन्तिto strike, beat , pound, hammer etc.; upon; to...
2Proto-Indo-Aryanźʰánti—
3Proto-Indo-Iranianǰʰántito strike, slay, kill
4Proto-Indo-Europeangʷʰéntito be striking down, killing, slaying
5Proto-Indo-Europeangʷʰen-to strike, slay, kill
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰon-—
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