Where does “हन्ति” come from?

हन्ति (Sanskrit) comes from Proto-Indo-Aryan źʰánti, from Proto-Indo-Iranian ǰʰánti, from Proto-Indo-European gʷʰénti, from Proto-Indo-European gʷʰen-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰon-.

हन्ति (Sanskrit): to strike, beat (also a drum), pound, hammer (+ accusative) etc.; upon (+ locative)

Definitions

  1. to strike, beat (also a drum), pound, hammer (+ accusative) etc.; upon (+ locative)

Ancestry of “हन्ति”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Aryanźʰánti—
2Proto-Indo-Iranianǰʰántito strike, slay, kill
3Proto-Indo-Europeangʷʰéntito be striking down, killing, slaying
4Proto-Indo-Europeangʷʰen-to strike, slay, kill
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰon-—

Words derived from “हन्ति”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰon- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷʰen- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷʰénti →