Where does “ਦਾਨੀ” come from?

ਦਾਨੀ (Punjabi) comes from Sanskrit दानिन्, from Sanskrit दान, from Proto-Indo-Iranian dáHnam, from Proto-Indo-European déh₃nom, from Proto-Indo-European deh₃- — to give.

ਦਾਨੀ (Punjabi): charitable; generous; liberal; munificent; benevolent

Definitions

  1. charitable; generous; liberal; munificent; benevolent

Ancestry of “ਦਾਨੀ”, step by step

ਦਾਨੀ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Sanskrit दानिन्

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritदानिन्generous; giver, donor
2Sanskritदानgift, alms, donation; generosity, giving; the...
3Proto-Indo-IraniandáHnamgift
4Proto-Indo-Europeandéh₃nomgift
5Proto-Indo-Europeandeh₃-to give

via Persian دانی

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianدانی—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European deh₃- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European déh₃nom →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian dáHnam →