Where does “कीटाणु” come from?
कीटाणु (Hindi) comes from Hindi अणु, from Sanskrit अणु — atom, particle; minute, atomic; fine.
कीटाणु (Hindi): germ, bacterium
Ancestry of “कीटाणु”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Hindi | अणु | molecule; particle |
| 2 | Sanskrit | अणु | atom, particle; minute, atomic; fine |