| 1 | Hindi | धनी | rich, affluent; wealthy; opulent, moneyed |
| 2 | Sanskrit | धनी | masculine nominative singular of धनिन् |
| 3 | Sanskrit | धनिन् | possessing wealth or treasures, wealthy, rich,... |
| 4 | Sanskrit | -इन् | possessing, showing possession, doer |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -iHnos | Creates adjectives of materials |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -no- | adjectival suffix |