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Etymology 1 edit

See ध्वन् (dhvan).[1]

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धन् (dhan)

  1. to sound
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Etymology 2 edit

From Proto-Indo-European *dʰenh₂- (to flow).[2] Cognate with Persian دنیدن (danidan, to walk pompously), Latin fōns (fountain), Tocharian A tsän- (to flow).

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धन् (dhan)

  1. to cause to run or move quickly
  2. to bear fruit
  3. to move or run
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  1. ^ Mayrhofer, Manfred (1992) Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Altindoarischen [Etymological Dictionary of Old Indo-Aryan]‎[1] (in German), volume 1, Heidelberg: Carl Winter Universitätsverlag, page 801
  2. ^ Mayrhofer, Manfred (1992) Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Altindoarischen [Etymological Dictionary of Old Indo-Aryan]‎[2] (in German), volume 1, Heidelberg: Carl Winter Universitätsverlag, pages 772-3