Where does “आंत” come from?
आंत (Konkani) comes from Sanskrit अन्त्र, from Proto-Indo-Aryan Hántram, from Proto-Indo-Iranian Hántram, from Proto-Indo-European h₁éntrom — guts, entrails.
आंत (Konkani): intestine
Ancestry of “आंत”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Sanskrit | अन्त्र | entrail, intestine |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | Hántram | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | Hántram | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁éntrom | guts, entrails |