Where does “sândi” come from?

sândi (Portuguese) comes from Sanskrit संधि, from Sanskrit संधा, from Sanskrit सम्, from Sanskrit आस, from Proto-Indo-European sewh₁- — to press, push.

sândi (Portuguese): sandhi fusion of sounds across word boundaries

Definitions

  1. sandhi fusion of sounds across word boundaries

Ancestry of “sândi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritसंधिcontaining a conjunction or transition from one...
2Sanskritसंधाto join, bring together, unite, combine, put together, compound, mix
3Sanskritसम्to be agitated or disturbed
4Sanskritआसto have been
5Proto-Indo-Europeansewh₁-to press, push
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sewh₁-Every word from Sanskrit आसEvery word from Sanskrit सम्
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