Where does “ਧਾਨ ਚਿੜੀ” come from?

ਧਾਨ ਚਿੜੀ (Punjabi) comes from Punjabi ਧਾਨ, from Sanskrit धान्य, from Sanskrit धाना, from Proto-Indo-Iranian dʰaHnáH, from Proto-Indo-European dʰoHnéh₂, from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁(y)- — to suckle, nurse.

ਧਾਨ ਚਿੜੀ (Punjabi): Indian grey hornbill

Definitions

  1. Indian grey hornbill

Ancestry of “ਧਾਨ ਚਿੜੀ”, step by step

ਧਾਨ ਚਿੜੀ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Punjabi ਧਾਨ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Punjabiਧਾਨpaddy unmilled rice
2Sanskritधान्यcorn, grain; coriander
3Sanskritधानाgrain; corn
4Proto-Indo-IraniandʰaHnáHseed, grain
5Proto-Indo-EuropeandʰoHnéh₂grain
6Proto-Indo-Europeandʰeh₁(y)-to suckle, nurse

via Punjabi ਚਿੜੀ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Punjabiਚਿੜੀsparrow; any small bird
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁(y)-Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰoHnéh₂Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian dʰaHnáH