Where does “ध्वनि” come from?
ध्वनि (Hindi) comes from Sanskrit ध्वनि, from Proto-Indo-Aryan dʰwaníṣ, from Proto-Indo-Iranian dʰwaníš, from Proto-Indo-European dʰwen- — make a noise.
ध्वनि (Hindi): sound, tone
Ancestry of “ध्वनि”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Sanskrit | ध्वनि | sound, echo, noise, voice, tone, tune, thunder;... |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | dʰwaníṣ | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | dʰwaníš | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰwen- | make a noise |
Words derived from “ध्वनि”