Where does “धूम” come from?

धूम (Hindi) comes from Sanskrit धूम, from Proto-Indo-Iranian dʰuHmás, from Proto-Indo-European dʰuh₂mós, from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂- — smoke; mist, haze.

धूम (Hindi): fun, blast; noise, clamor; smoke

Definitions

  1. fun, blast; noise, clamor; smoke

Ancestry of “धूम”, step by step

धूम traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Sanskrit धूम

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritधूमsmoke, vapour, mist
2Proto-Indo-IraniandʰuHmásmist, fog; smoke
3Proto-Indo-Europeandʰuh₂móssmoke
4Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewh₂-smoke; mist, haze

via Sanskrit धुनि

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritधुनिnoisy, boisterous, roaring loudly, sounding
2Proto-Indo-Europeandʰún-is—
3Proto-Indo-Europeandʰwen-make a noise

Words derived from “धूम”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰuh₂mós →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian dʰuHmás →