Where does “दन्तकूर्च” come from?

दन्तकूर्च (Sanskrit) comes from Sanskrit दन्त, from Sanskrit दत्, from Proto-Indo-Iranian Hdánts, from Proto-Indo-European h₃dónts, from Proto-Indo-European h₁ed- — to eat.

दन्तकूर्च (Sanskrit): toothbrush

Definitions

  1. toothbrush

Ancestry of “दन्तकूर्च”, step by step

दन्तकूर्च traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Sanskrit दन्त

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritदन्तtooth; the number 32; an elephant's tusk, ivory
2Sanskritदत्a tooth
3Proto-Indo-IranianHdántstooth
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃dóntstooth
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁ed-to eat

via Sanskrit कूर्च

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritकूर्चa bunch of anything
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁ed- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃dónts →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian Hdánts →