Where does “हनु” come from?

हनु (Sanskrit) comes from Proto-Indo-Aryan źʰánuṣ, from Proto-Indo-Iranian ȷ́ʰánuš, from Proto-Indo-European ǵénus — cheek; jaw; chin.

हनु (Sanskrit): a jaw; cheek; a particular part of a spearhead

Definitions

  1. a jaw; cheek; a particular part of a spearhead

Ancestry of “हनु”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Aryanźʰánuṣ—
2Proto-Indo-Iranianȷ́ʰánušjaw; chin
3Proto-Indo-Europeanǵénuscheek; jaw; chin

Words derived from “हनु”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵénus →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian ȷ́ʰánuš →Every word from Proto-Indo-Aryan źʰánuṣ →