Where does “جواب دینا” come from?
جواب دینا (Urdu) comes from Urdu دینا, from Old Hindi देना, from Prakrit 𑀤𑁂𑀇, from Sanskrit ददाति, from Proto-Indo-Aryan dádaHti, from Proto-Indo-Iranian dádaHti, from Proto-Indo-European dédeh₃ti, from Proto-Indo-European deh₃- — to give.
جواب دینا (Urdu): to reply; answer; respond
Definitions
- to reply; answer; respond
Ancestry of “جواب دینا”, step by step
جواب دینا traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Urdu دینا
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Urdu | دینا | to give |
| 2 | Old Hindi | देना | to give; an auxiliary verb |
| 3 | Prakrit | 𑀤𑁂𑀇 | to give |
| 4 | Sanskrit | ददाति | to give, bestow, grant, yield, impart, present,... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | dádaHti | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | dádaHti | to give |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | dédeh₃ti | to be giving |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | deh₃- | to give |