Where does “मैथुनी” come from?

मैथुनी (Hindi) comes from Hindi मैथुन, from Sanskrit मैथुन — sex, sexual intercourse; copulation.

मैथुनी (Hindi): having sexual intercourse

Definitions

  1. having sexual intercourse

Ancestry of “मैथुनी”, step by step

मैथुनी traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hindi मैथुन

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hindiमैथुनsex; sexual intercourse; coitus; copulation
2Sanskritमैथुनsex, sexual intercourse; copulation

via Hindi ई

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hindiईthe fourth vowel in Hindi
Every word from Sanskrit मैथुन →Every word from Hindi मैथुन →