Where does “जलसंधि” come from?

जलसंधि (Hindi) comes from Sanskrit संधि, from Sanskrit संधा, from Sanskrit सम्, from Sanskrit आस, from Proto-Indo-European sewh₁- — to press, push.

जलसंधि (Hindi): strait

Definitions

  1. strait

Ancestry of “जलसंधि”, step by step

जलसंधि traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Sanskrit संधि

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritसंधिcontaining a conjunction or transition from one...
2Sanskritसंधाto join, bring together, unite, combine, put together, compound, mix
3Sanskritसम्to be agitated or disturbed
4Sanskritआसto have been
5Proto-Indo-Europeansewh₁-to press, push

via Hindi जल

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hindiजलwater
2Sanskritजलstupid, unintelligent, dumb; a stupid man, idiot;...
3Sanskritजल्to be sharp; to be stiff or dull
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sewh₁- →Every word from Sanskrit आस →Every word from Sanskrit सम् →