Where does “धन शोधन” come from?

धन शोधन (Hindi) comes from Hindi धन, from Sanskrit धेनु, from Proto-Indo-Iranian dʰa(H)inúš, from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁(y)- — to suckle, nurse.

धन शोधन (Hindi): money laundering

Definitions

  1. money laundering

Ancestry of “धन शोधन”, step by step

धन शोधन traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hindi धन

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hindiधनmoney; wealth, riches; natural resources
2Sanskritधेनुmilch, yielding or giving milk; a milk cow or any...
3Proto-Indo-Iraniandʰa(H)inúšmilk cow
4Proto-Indo-Europeandʰeh₁(y)-to suckle, nurse

via Sanskrit शोधन

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritशोधन—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁(y)- →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian dʰa(H)inúš →Every word from Sanskrit धेनु →