Where does “ਗੰਨੀ” come from?

ਗੰਨੀ (Punjabi) comes from Punjabi ਗੰਨ, from English gun, from Middle English gunne, from Old Norse Gunnhildr, from Old Norse Gunnr, from Old Norse guðr, from Proto-Germanic gunþiz, from Proto-Indo-European gʷʰéntis.

ਗੰਨੀ (Punjabi): edge of the eyelid (from which eyelashes grow)

Definitions

  1. edge of the eyelid (from which eyelashes grow)

Ancestry of “ਗੰਨੀ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Punjabiਗੰਨgun
2EnglishgunA device for projecting a hard object very...
3Middle EnglishgunneA trebuchet or similar kind of pellet-firing...
4Old NorseGunnhildr
5Old NorseGunnrbattle, war
6Old Norseguðrbattle, war
7Proto-Germanicgunþizbattle
8Proto-Indo-Europeangʷʰéntisstriking, killing
9Proto-Indo-Europeangʷʰen-to strike, slay, kill
10Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰon-
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰon-