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Where does “शिश्न” come from?
शिश्न (Hindi) comes from Sanskrit शिश्न, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *ćnatʰ-.
शिश्न
(Hindi): penis
Definitions
penis
Ancestry of “शिश्न”, step by step
Step
Language
Word
Meaning
1
Sanskrit
शिश्न
phallus, penis
2
Proto-Indo-Iranian
*ćnatʰ-
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Words derived from “शिश्न”
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