Where does “ధ్వని” come from?

ధ్వని (Telugu) comes from Sanskrit ध्वनि, from Proto-Indo-Aryan dʰwaníṣ, from Proto-Indo-Iranian dʰwaníš, from Proto-Indo-European dʰwen- — make a noise.

ధ్వని (Telugu): sound

Definitions

  1. sound

Ancestry of “ధ్వని”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritध्वनिsound, echo, noise, voice, tone, tune, thunder;...
2Proto-Indo-Aryandʰwaníṣ—
3Proto-Indo-Iraniandʰwaníš—
4Proto-Indo-Europeandʰwen-make a noise

Words derived from “ధ్వని”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰwen- →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian dʰwaníš →Every word from Proto-Indo-Aryan dʰwaníṣ →