Where does “ਗਿੱਧ” come from?

ਗਿੱਧ (Punjabi) comes from Sanskrit गृध्र, from Proto-Indo-Iranian gr̥dʰrás.

ਗਿੱਧ (Punjabi): vulture

Definitions

  1. vulture

Ancestry of “ਗਿੱਧ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritगृध्रdesiring greedily or fervently, eager for,...
2Proto-Indo-Iraniangr̥dʰrás—
Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian gr̥dʰrás →Every word from Sanskrit गृध्र →