Where does “ਹਣਵੰਤੁ” come from?

ਹਣਵੰਤੁ (Old Punjabi) comes from Sanskrit हनुमत्, from Sanskrit हनु, from Proto-Indo-Aryan źʰánuṣ, from Proto-Indo-Iranian ȷ́ʰánuš, from Proto-Indo-European ǵénus — cheek; jaw; chin.

ਹਣਵੰਤੁ (Old Punjabi): Hanuman

Definitions

  1. Hanuman

Ancestry of “ਹਣਵੰਤੁ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritहनुमत्Lord Hanuman, i.e., one who bears a large/swollen jaw (हनु hanu)
2Sanskritहनुa jaw; cheek; a particular part of a spearhead
3Proto-Indo-Aryanźʰánuṣ—
4Proto-Indo-Iranianȷ́ʰánušjaw; chin
5Proto-Indo-Europeanǵénuscheek; jaw; chin
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵénus →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian ȷ́ʰánuš →Every word from Proto-Indo-Aryan źʰánuṣ →