Where does “ಧ್ವನಿ” come from?

ಧ್ವನಿ (Kannada) comes from Sanskrit ध्वनि, from Proto-Indo-Aryan dʰwaníṣ, from Proto-Indo-Iranian dʰwaníš, from Proto-Indo-European dʰwen- — make a noise.

ಧ್ವನಿ (Kannada): voice

Definitions

  1. voice

Ancestry of “ಧ್ವನಿ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritध्वनिsound, echo, noise, voice, tone, tune, thunder;...
2Proto-Indo-Aryandʰwaníṣ—
3Proto-Indo-Iraniandʰwaníš—
4Proto-Indo-Europeandʰwen-make a noise
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰwen- →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian dʰwaníš →Every word from Proto-Indo-Aryan dʰwaníṣ →
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