Where does “गुणसूत्र” come from?

गुणसूत्र (Hindi) comes from Sanskrit गुण, from Proto-Indo-European ger- — to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind...

गुणसूत्र (Hindi): chromosome

Definitions

  1. chromosome

Ancestry of “गुणसूत्र”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritगुणuse; talent; virtue
2Proto-Indo-Europeanger-to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ger- →Every word from Sanskrit गुण →