Where does “ध्वनि” come from?
ध्वनि (Sanskrit) comes from Proto-Indo-Aryan dʰwaníṣ, from Proto-Indo-Iranian dʰwaníš, from Proto-Indo-European dʰwen- — make a noise.
ध्वनि (Sanskrit): sound, echo, noise, voice, tone, tune, thunder;...
Definitions
- sound, echo, noise, voice, tone, tune, thunder;...
Ancestry of “ध्वनि”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | dʰwaníṣ | — |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | dʰwaníš | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰwen- | make a noise |
Words derived from “ध्वनि”