Where does “ہوٗنؠ” come from?
ہوٗنؠ (Kashmiri) comes from Kashmiri ہوٗن, from Sanskrit श्वन्, from Proto-Indo-Aryan śwā́, from Proto-Indo-Iranian ćwā́, from Proto-Indo-European ḱwṓ — dog.
ہوٗنؠ (Kashmiri): bitch, female dog
Definitions
- bitch, female dog
Ancestry of “ہوٗنؠ”, step by step
ہوٗنؠ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Kashmiri ہوٗن
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kashmiri | ہوٗن | dog |
| 2 | Sanskrit | श्वन् | a dog, hound, cur |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | śwā́ | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | ćwā́ | dog |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱwṓ | dog |
via Kashmiri ؠ
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kashmiri | ؠ | a letter of Kashmiri indicating palatalization |