Where does “गगनचुंबी” come from?

गगनचुंबी (Hindi) comes from Hindi चुंबी, from Sanskrit चुम्बिन्, from Sanskrit -इन्, from Proto-Indo-European -iHnos, from Proto-Indo-European -no- — adjectival suffix.

गगनचुंबी (Hindi): kissing the sky; extremely tall

Definitions

  1. kissing the sky; extremely tall

Ancestry of “गगनचुंबी”, step by step

गगनचुंबी traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hindi चुंबी

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hindiचुंबीkissing
2Sanskritचुम्बिन्kissing
3Sanskrit-इन्possessing, showing possession, doer
4Proto-Indo-European-iHnosCreates adjectives of materials
5Proto-Indo-European-no-adjectival suffix

via Hindi गगन

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hindiगगनsky
2Sanskritगगनsky
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -no- →Every word from Sanskrit -इन् →Every word from Proto-Indo-European -iHnos →