Where does “सन्नाटा” come from?

सन्नाटा (Hindi) comes from Sanskrit संनादयति, from Sanskrit नद, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *nadás, from Proto-Indo-European ned- — to be wet; wet; to tie together.

सन्नाटा (Hindi): total silence

Definitions

  1. total silence

Ancestry of “सन्नाटा”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritसंनादयतिto cause to respond
2Sanskritनदriver
3Proto-Indo-Iranian*nadás—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanned-to be wet; wet; to tie together
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ned- →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian *nadás →Every word from Sanskrit नद →