Where does “ਧੋਣਾ” come from?

ਧੋਣਾ (Punjabi) comes from Sanskrit धावति, from Proto-Indo-Aryan dʰā́wati, from Proto-Indo-Iranian dʰā́wati, from Proto-Indo-European dʰew- — to die, pass away; to run, flow.

ਧੋਣਾ (Punjabi): to wash with water

Definitions

  1. to wash with water

Ancestry of “ਧੋਣਾ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritधावतिto run; to flee
2Proto-Indo-Aryandʰā́wati—
3Proto-Indo-Iraniandʰā́wati—
4Proto-Indo-Europeandʰew-to die, pass away; to run, flow

Words derived from “ਧੋਣਾ”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰew- →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian dʰā́wati →Every word from Proto-Indo-Aryan dʰā́wati →