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
- a jaw; cheek; a particular part of a spearhead
Ancestry of “हनु”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | źʰánuṣ | — |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | ȷ́ʰánuš | jaw; chin |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵénus | cheek; jaw; chin |