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Where does “गृणाति” come from?

गृणाति (Sanskrit) comes from Proto-Indo-Iranian gr̥náHti, from Proto-Indo-European gʷr̥-né-H-ti, from Proto-Indo-European gʷerH- — to express approval; praise; to elevate.

गृणाति (Sanskrit): to call, call out to, invoke; to announce,...

Definitions

  1. to call, call out to, invoke; to announce,...

Ancestry of “गृणाति”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Iraniangr̥náHti—
2Proto-Indo-Europeangʷr̥-né-H-ti—
3Proto-Indo-EuropeangʷerH-to express approval; praise; to elevate
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