धातु

Etymology
, with the gender having changed in recent times.

Noun

 * 1) metal, metallic element

Noun

 * 1)  (“element”)

Noun

 * 1)  (“root of a word”)

Etymology
Maybe inherited from, in that case cognate with 🇨🇬, 🇨🇬 , 🇨🇬. Can be deconstructed as (see ). The Sanskrit meaning may be explained as having developed from a resultative, ie “*the outcome of putting down”.

Noun

 * 1) layer, stratum
 * 2) constituent part, ingredient
 * 3) element, primitive matter
 * 4) a constituent element or essential ingredient of the body
 * 5) primary element of the earth; i.e. metal, mineral, ore (especially a red mineral)
 * 6)  verbal root