Where does “ਧਮਣੀ” come from?

ਧਮਣੀ (Punjabi) comes from Sanskrit धमनी, from Sanskrit धम्, from Proto-Indo-European dʰemH- — to whisk, smoke, blow; dust, haze, cloud; obscure.

ਧਮਣੀ (Punjabi): artery

Definitions

  1. artery

Ancestry of “ਧਮਣੀ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritधमनीa sort of perfume
2Sanskritधम्to blow, blow into
3Proto-Indo-EuropeandʰemH-to whisk, smoke, blow; dust, haze, cloud; obscure
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰemH- →Every word from Sanskrit धम् →Every word from Sanskrit धमनी →