Where does “ਧਨਹੀਣ” come from?

ਧਨਹੀਣ (Punjabi) comes from Punjabi -ਹੀਣ, from Sanskrit हीन, from Proto-Indo-Iranian ȷ́ʰHnás, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰh₁-nós, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰeh₁- — to go, to walk.

ਧਨਹੀਣ (Punjabi): poor, penniless, needy

Definitions

  1. poor, penniless, needy

Ancestry of “ਧਨਹੀਣ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Punjabi-ਹੀਣless (Usually added to a noun to form an adjective signifying a lack of that noun)
2Sanskritहीनabandoned, forsaken, left; excluded from; bereft...
3Proto-Indo-Iranianȷ́ʰHnás—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰh₁-nósabandoned
5Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰeh₁-to go, to walk
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰeh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰh₁-nós →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian ȷ́ʰHnás →