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Where does “दंष्ट्र” come from?

दंष्ट्र (Sanskrit) comes from Proto-Indo-European dénḱ-tro-, from Proto-Indo-European -trom, from Proto-Indo-European -tḗr — Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone...

दंष्ट्र (Sanskrit): large tooth, tusk, fang

Definitions

  1. large tooth, tusk, fang

Ancestry of “दंष्ट्र”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeandénḱ-tro-—
2Proto-Indo-European-tromForms nouns denoting a tool or instrument
3Proto-Indo-European-tḗrDerives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone...

Words derived from “दंष्ट्र”

  • दाढा
  • दाड
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