Where does “-ਦਾਨੀ” come from?

-ਦਾਨੀ (Punjabi) comes from Punjabi -ਦਾਨ, from Persian دان, from Persian دانستن, from Middle Persian YDOYTWN-stn', from Indo-Iranian *ȷ́ānáHti, from Proto-Indo-European ǵn̥néh₃ti, from Proto-Indo-European ǵneh₃- — to know.

-ਦਾਨੀ (Punjabi): forms nouns denoting containers or holders, often smaller, specialized, or feminine counterparts of those in -ਦਾਨ

Definitions

  1. forms nouns denoting containers or holders, often smaller, specialized, or feminine counterparts of those in -ਦਾਨ

Ancestry of “-ਦਾਨੀ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Punjabi-ਦਾਨforms nouns referring to containers or recepticles
2Persianدانgrain; holder, container; present stem form of...
3Persianدانستنto know
4Middle PersianYDOYTWN-stn'—
5Indo-Iranian*ȷ́ānáHti—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanǵn̥néh₃tito know, recognize
7Proto-Indo-Europeanǵneh₃-to know
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵneh₃- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵn̥néh₃ti →Every word from Indo-Iranian *ȷ́ānáHti →