Where does “द्वीप” come from?

द्वीप (Sanskrit) comes from Proto-Indo-Iranian dwiHpás, from Proto-Indo-Iranian Hā́ps, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ep- — water, body of water.

द्वीप (Sanskrit): island, peninsula, sandbank; division of the...

Definitions

  1. island, peninsula, sandbank; division of the...

Ancestry of “द्वीप”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-IraniandwiHpásisland
2Proto-Indo-IranianHā́pswater
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ep-water, body of water

Words derived from “द्वीप”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ep- →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian Hā́ps →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian dwiHpás →