Where does “دھنی” come from?
دھنی (Urdu) comes from Sanskrit धनिक, from Sanskrit -इक, from Lithuanian -ikas, from Proto-Indo-European -iḱos — -y, -ic.
دھنی (Urdu): rich, affluent; wealthy; opulent, moneyed
Definitions
- rich, affluent; wealthy; opulent, moneyed
Ancestry of “دھنی”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Sanskrit | धनिक | wealthy, rich; well-to-do; well-off, well-heeled |
| 2 | Sanskrit | -इक | adjectival suffix; doer |
| 3 | Lithuanian | -ikas | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | -iḱos | -y, -ic |