Where does “دھند” come from?
دھند (Middle Hindi) comes from Sanskrit धूमान्ध, from Sanskrit धूम, from Proto-Indo-Iranian dʰuHmás, from Proto-Indo-European dʰuh₂mós, from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂- — smoke; mist, haze.
Ancestry of “دھند”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Sanskrit | धूमान्ध | — |
| 2 | Sanskrit | धूम | smoke, vapor, mist; smoke as a sternutatory : a... |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | dʰuHmás | mist, fog; smoke |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰuh₂mós | smoke |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰewh₂- | smoke; mist, haze |