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Where does “ध्वस्त” come from?

ध्वस्त (Hindi) comes from Sanskrit ध्वस्त, from Sanskrit ध्वृ, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰwerh₁-.

ध्वस्त (Hindi): destroyed, obliterated

Definitions

  1. destroyed, obliterated

Ancestry of “ध्वस्त”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritध्वस्त—
2Sanskritध्वृ—
3Proto-Indo-European*dʰwerh₁-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *dʰwerh₁- →