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Where does “चुंबक” come from?

चुंबक (Hindi) comes from Sanskrit चुम्बन, from Sanskrit चुम्ब्, from Dravidian unknown.

चुंबक (Hindi): magnet

Definitions

  1. magnet

Ancestry of “चुंबक”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritचुम्बनkiss; kissing
2Sanskritचुम्ब्—
3Dravidianunknown—

Words derived from “चुंबक”

  • चुंबकत्व
  • चुंबकीय
Every word from Dravidian unknown →