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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”

  • ద్వీపము
  • द्वीपसमूह
  • द्वीप
  • द्वीपीय
  • महाद्वीप
  • महाद्वीपीय
  • द्वीपी
  • उपमहाद्वीप
  • महाद्वीपी
  • ទ្វីប
  • દ્વીપ
  • দ্বীপ
  • দ্বীপ-পুঞ্জ
  • দ্বীপপুঞ্জ
  • দ্বীপ
  • बेट
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