Where does “गुनिया” come from?

गुनिया (Hindi) comes from Classical Persian گونیا, from Ancient Greek γωνία, from Ancient Greek γόνυ, from Proto-Hellenic gónu, from Proto-Indo-European ǵónu — knee.

गुनिया (Hindi): set square; a Mason's square

Definitions

  1. set square; a Mason's square

Ancestry of “गुनिया”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Classical Persianگونیا—
2Ancient Greekγωνίαcorner, angle; joiner's square; cornerstone
3Ancient Greekγόνυknee
4Proto-Hellenicgónuknee
5Proto-Indo-Europeanǵónuknee
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵónu →Every word from Proto-Hellenic gónu →Every word from Ancient Greek γόνυ →