Where does “घनीय” come from?
घनीय (Hindi) comes from Sanskrit घन, from Proto-Indo-European gʷʰen-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰon-.
घनीय (Hindi): cubic, shaped as a cube
Ancestry of “घनीय”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Sanskrit | घन | a killer, striker, destroyer; slaying; an iron... |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷʰen- | to strike, slay, kill |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰon- | — |