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Where does “श्रोणि” come from?

श्रोणि (Sanskrit) comes from Proto-Indo-Aryan śráwniṣ, from Proto-Indo-Iranian ćráwniš, from Proto-Indo-European ḱlównis — buttocks, hip.

श्रोणि (Sanskrit): the hip and loins, buttocks; the thighs or sides...

Definitions

  1. the hip and loins, buttocks; the thighs or sides...

Ancestry of “श्रोणि”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Aryanśráwniṣ—
2Proto-Indo-Iranianćráwnišbuttocks
3Proto-Indo-Europeanḱlównisbuttocks, hip

Words derived from “श्रोणि”

  • شرون
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