Where does “ਘੜਿਆਲ” come from?

ਘੜਿਆਲ (Punjabi) comes from Sanskrit घण्टिक, from Sanskrit -इक, from Lithuanian -ikas, from Proto-Indo-European -iḱos — -y, -ic.

ਘੜਿਆਲ (Punjabi): crocodile

Definitions

  1. crocodile

Ancestry of “ਘੜਿਆਲ”, step by step

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