Where does “चवन्नी” come from?

चवन्नी (Hindi) comes from Hindi आना, from Sanskrit अन्न — food, victuals; eaten.

चवन्नी (Hindi): four-anna coin ¼ of a rupee

Definitions

  1. four-anna coin ¼ of a rupee

Ancestry of “चवन्नी”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hindiआनाto come; to have knowledge of a language; to be...
2Sanskritअन्नfood, victuals; eaten
Every word from Sanskrit अन्न →Every word from Hindi आना →