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

Definitions

  1. sound, tone

Ancestry of “ध्वनि”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritध्वनिsound, echo, noise, voice, tone, tune, thunder;...
2Proto-Indo-Aryandʰwaníṣ—
3Proto-Indo-Iraniandʰwaníš—
4Proto-Indo-Europeandʰwen-make a noise

Words derived from “ध्वनि”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰwen- →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian dʰwaníš →Every word from Proto-Indo-Aryan dʰwaníṣ →