Where does “सानुनासिक” come from?

सानुनासिक (Hindi) comes from Hindi अनुनासिक, from Sanskrit अनुनासिक, from Sanskrit अनु-, from Sanskrit स्वर्, from Proto-Indo-Iranian súHar, from Proto-Indo-European sóh₂wl̥ — sun.

सानुनासिक (Hindi): having nasality

Definitions

  1. having nasality

Ancestry of “सानुनासिक”, step by step

सानुनासिक traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hindi अनुनासिक

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hindiअनुनासिकa nasal; candrabindu; nasalized, nasal
2Sanskritअनुनासिकnasal, uttered through the nose; nasalization
3Sanskritअनु-after, along, alongside; near to, with; according...
4Sanskritस्वर्the sun; sunshine, light; sky, heaven
5Proto-Indo-IraniansúHarthe sun
6Proto-Indo-Europeansóh₂wl̥sun

via Hindi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hindithe thirty-second consonant in Hindi
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sóh₂wl̥Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian súHarEvery word from Sanskrit स्वर्