Where does “गेहूँ” come from?

गेहूँ (Hindi) comes from Prakrit 𑀕𑁄𑀳𑀽𑀫, from Sanskrit गोधूम, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *gandʰúHmas ~ *gantúHmas.

गेहूँ (Hindi): wheat

Definitions

  1. wheat

Ancestry of “गेहूँ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Prakrit𑀕𑁄𑀳𑀽𑀫wheat
2Sanskritगोधूमwheat
3Proto-Indo-Iranian*gandʰúHmas ~ *gantúHmas—

Words derived from “गेहूँ”

Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian *gandʰúHmas ~ *gantúHmas →Every word from Sanskrit गोधूम →Every word from Prakrit 𑀕𑁄𑀳𑀽𑀫 →