Where does “ಸ್ನೇಹಿತ” come from?

ಸ್ನೇಹಿತ (Kannada) comes from Sanskrit स्नेहित, from Sanskrit स्निह्, from Proto-Indo-European sneygʷʰ- — to snow.

ಸ್ನೇಹಿತ (Kannada): a friend

Definitions

  1. a friend

Ancestry of “ಸ್ನೇಹಿತ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritस्नेहितanointed, smeared with oil
2Sanskritस्निह्to love
3Proto-Indo-Europeansneygʷʰ-to snow
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sneygʷʰ- →Every word from Sanskrit स्निह् →Every word from Sanskrit स्नेहित →