Where does “धानेयक” come from?
धानेयक (Sanskrit) comes from Sanskrit धाना, from Proto-Indo-Iranian dʰaHnáH, from Proto-Indo-European dʰoHnéh₂, from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁(y)- — to suckle, nurse.
Ancestry of “धानेयक”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Sanskrit | धाना | grain; corn |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | dʰaHnáH | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰoHnéh₂ | grain |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰeh₁(y)- | to suckle, nurse |