Where does “द” come from?

द (Hindi) comes from Hindi देवी, from Sanskrit देवी, from Proto-Indo-Iranian dáywiH, from Proto-Indo-European déywih₂, from Proto-Indo-European -ih₂, from Proto-Indo-European -h₂ — Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...

द (Hindi): the eighteenth consonant in Hindi

Definitions

  1. the eighteenth consonant in Hindi

Ancestry of “द”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hindiदेवीfemale deity, goddess
2Sanskritदेवीfemale deity, goddess
3Proto-Indo-IraniandáywiH—
4Proto-Indo-Europeandéywih₂goddess
5Proto-Indo-European-ih₂Feminizes athematic nominal stems
6Proto-Indo-European-h₂Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...

Words derived from “द”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -h₂ →Every word from Proto-Indo-European -ih₂ →Every word from Proto-Indo-European déywih₂ →