Where does “ਅਨੰਦ” come from?

ਅਨੰਦ (Punjabi) comes from Sanskrit आनन्द, from Sanskrit आ, from Sanskrit धा, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰaH-.

ਅਨੰਦ (Punjabi): happiness, joy, pleasure

Definitions

  1. happiness, joy, pleasure

Ancestry of “ਅਨੰਦ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritआनन्दdelight; pleasure; joy
2Sanskritआseparated form of आ-; With senses determined by...
3Sanskritधाto put, place, set, lay in or on
4Proto-Indo-European*dʰaH-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *dʰaH- →Every word from Sanskrit धा →Every word from Sanskrit आ →