Where does “ਬਿੰਦੂ” come from?

ਬਿੰਦੂ (Punjabi) comes from Sanskrit बिन्दु, from Proto-Indo-Aryan bindúṣ — particle, globule, dot.

ਬਿੰਦੂ (Punjabi): point, dot

Definitions

  1. point, dot

Ancestry of “ਬਿੰਦੂ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritबिन्दुa detached particle, drop, globule, dot, spot; a...
2Proto-Indo-Aryanbindúṣparticle, globule, dot
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