Where does “चूहादान” come from?

चूहादान (Hindi) comes from Hindi -दान, from Persian دانستن, from Middle Persian YDOYTWN-stn', from Indo-Iranian *ȷ́ānáHti, from Proto-Indo-European ǵn̥néh₃ti, from Proto-Indo-European ǵneh₃- — to know.

चूहादान (Hindi): mousetrap

Definitions

  1. mousetrap

Ancestry of “चूहादान”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hindi-दानknowing; container, holder
2Persianدانستنto know
3Middle PersianYDOYTWN-stn'—
4Indo-Iranian*ȷ́ānáHti—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanǵn̥néh₃tito know, recognize
6Proto-Indo-Europeanǵneh₃-to know
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵneh₃- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵn̥néh₃ti →Every word from Indo-Iranian *ȷ́ānáHti →