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
2Sanskritचुम्ब्to kiss
3Dravidianunknown—

Words derived from “चुंबक”

Every word from Dravidian unknown →Every word from Sanskrit चुम्ब् →Every word from Sanskrit चुम्बन →