Where does “बीजांड” come from?
बीजांड (Hindi) comes from Hindi अंड, from Konkani आड, from Kannada ಅಡ್ಡ, from Kannada ಅಡೆ.
बीजांड (Hindi): ovule
Ancestry of “बीजांड”, step by step
बीजांड traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Hindi अंड
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Hindi | अंड | egg |
| 2 | Konkani | आड | across, lying down, horizontal |
| 3 | Kannada | ಅಡ್ಡ | in the way of; across; across, horizontal, supine |
| 4 | Kannada | ಅಡೆ | — |
via Hindi बीज
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Hindi | बीज | seed, seedling; nucleus; kernel |
| 2 | Sanskrit | बीज | seed; semen; grain |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | bíHȷ́am | seed; semen |