Where does “दिक्सूचक” come from?
दिक्सूचक (Hindi) comes from Sanskrit दिक्, from Sanskrit गज, from Sanskrit गज् — to sound, to roar.
दिक्सूचक (Hindi): compass
Ancestry of “दिक्सूचक”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Sanskrit | दिक् | direction |
| 2 | Sanskrit | गज | elephant |
| 3 | Sanskrit | गज् | to sound, to roar |