Where does “ಹೆಂಡತಿ” come from?
ಹೆಂಡತಿ (Kannada) comes from Kannada ಹೆಣ್ಣು, from Old Kannada ಪೆಣ್, from Proto-Dravidian *peṇ.
ಹೆಂಡತಿ (Kannada): a wife
Ancestry of “ಹೆಂಡತಿ”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Kannada | ಹೆಣ್ಣು | female; girl, woman |
| 2 | Old Kannada | ಪೆಣ್ | — |
| 3 | Proto-Dravidian | *peṇ | — |