Etymology Explorer › Punjabi

Where does “ਦੁੱਧ” come from?

ਦੁੱਧ (Punjabi) comes from Sanskrit दुग्ध, from Proto-Indo-Aryan dugdʰás, from Proto-Indo-Iranian dʰugdʰás, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰugʰ-tó-s, from Proto-Indo-European dʰewgʰ- — to produce, to produce something useful; to be...

ਦੁੱਧ (Punjabi): milk

Definitions

  1. milk

Ancestry of “ਦੁੱਧ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritदुग्धmilked, milked out, extracted; sucked out,...
2Proto-Indo-Aryandugdʰás—
3Proto-Indo-Iraniandʰugdʰás—
4Proto-Indo-European*dʰugʰ-tó-s—
5Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewgʰ-to produce, to produce something useful; to be...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰewgʰ- →