Where does “घड़ियाल” come from?

घड़ियाल (Hindi) comes from Sanskrit घण्टिक, from Sanskrit -इक, from Lithuanian -ikas, from Proto-Indo-European -iḱos — -y, -ic.

घड़ियाल (Hindi): crocodile; alligator; gharial, gavial

Definitions

  1. crocodile; alligator; gharial, gavial

Ancestry of “घड़ियाल”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritघण्टिकcrocodile, gharial
2Sanskrit-इकadjectival suffix; doer
3Lithuanian-ikas—
4Proto-Indo-European-iḱos-y, -ic

Words derived from “घड़ियाल”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -iḱos →Every word from Sanskrit -इक →Every word from Lithuanian -ikas →