Where does “हँसी” come from?
हँसी (Hindi) comes from Sanskrit हास्य, from Sanskrit हास, from Sanskrit हस्, from Proto-Indo-Aryan źʰas- — to laugh.
हँसी (Hindi): laugh, laughter; joke, jest
Definitions
- laugh, laughter; joke, jest
Ancestry of “हँसी”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Sanskrit | हास्य | — |
| 2 | Sanskrit | हास | laughing, laughter, mirth; mocking, derision; a... |
| 3 | Sanskrit | हस् | laugh, smile |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | źʰas- | to laugh |