Where does “पुल्लिंग” come from?
पुल्लिंग (Hindi) comes from Sanskrit पुल्लिङ्ग, from Sanskrit पुंस्, from Proto-Indo-European péwmōs ~ pumsés.
पुल्लिंग (Hindi): masculine gender
Definitions
- masculine gender
Ancestry of “पुल्लिंग”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sanskrit | पुल्लिङ्ग | — |
| 2 | Sanskrit | पुंस् | a man, male being; a masculine word; a human... |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | péwmōs ~ pumsés | — |