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Where does “चुंबी” come from?

चुंबी (Hindi) comes from Sanskrit चुम्बिन्, from Sanskrit -इन्, from Proto-Indo-European -iHnos, from Proto-Indo-European -no- — adjectival suffix.

चुंबी (Hindi): kissing

Definitions

  1. kissing

Ancestry of “चुंबी”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritचुम्बिन्—
2Sanskrit-इन्possessing, showing possession, doer
3Proto-Indo-European-iHnosCreates adjectives of materials
4Proto-Indo-European-no-adjectival suffix

Words derived from “चुंबी”

  • गगनचुंबी
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