Where does “gavial” come from?

gavial (Portuguese) comes from French gavial, from Hindi घड़ियाल, from Sanskrit घण्टिक, from Sanskrit -इक, from Lithuanian -ikas, from Proto-Indo-European -iḱos — -y, -ic.

gavial (Portuguese): gavial (Gavialis gangeticus)

Definitions

  1. gavial (Gavialis gangeticus)

Ancestry of “gavial”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchgavialgharial
2Hindiघड़ियालcrocodile; alligator; gharial, gavial
3Sanskritघण्टिकcrocodile, gharial
4Sanskrit-इकadjectival suffix; doer
5Lithuanian-ikas—
6Proto-Indo-European-iḱos-y, -ic
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -iḱos →Every word from Sanskrit -इक →Every word from Lithuanian -ikas →