Sputnik in Hindi
Meaning, Devanagari spelling and pronunciation
The meaning of “sputnik” in Hindi is स्पुटनिक, pronounced spuṭnik — it is a noun. Copy the Devanagari word above, hear how it is pronounced, and use it anywhere. To type words like this yourself, try our Hindi typing tool, or explore more words in the vocabulary sets.
Any of a series of Soviet robotic space satellites, especially the first one in 1957.
Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *sem-
Proto-Indo-European *sm̥-
Proto-Balto-Slavic *san?
Proto-Indo-European *ḱe?
Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm?
Proto-Slavic *sъ(n)
Russian с- (s-)
Proto-Indo-European *pent-
Proto-Indo-European *póntoh₁s
Proto-Balto-Slavic *pántis
Proto-Slavic *pǫtь
Proto-Indo-European *-nós
Proto-Balto-Slavic *-inas
Proto-Slavic *-ьnъ
Proto-Indo-European *-eykos
Proto-Balto-Slavic *-eikas
Proto-Slavic *-ikъ
Proto-Slavic *-ьnikъ
Proto-Slavic *pǫtьnikъ
Russian пу́тник (pútnik)
Russian спу́тник (spútnik)bor.
English sputnik
From Russian спу́тник (spútnik, “satellite”, literally “fellow traveller”), from с- (s-, “with, together”) + пу́тник (pútnik, “traveller”), from путь (putʹ, “way, journey”) + agent suffix -ник (-nik).
Quick facts about “sputnik”
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Proto-Indo-European *sem-
Proto-Indo-European *sm̥-
Proto-Balto-Slavic *san?
Proto-Indo-European *ḱe?
Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm?
Proto-Slavic *sъ(n)
Russian с- (s-)
Proto-Indo-European *pent-
Proto-Indo-European *póntoh₁s
Proto-Balto-Slavic *pántis
Proto-Slavic *pǫtь
Proto-Indo-European *-nós
Proto-Balto-Slavic *-inas
Proto-Slavic *-ьnъ
Proto-Indo-European *-eykos
Proto-Balto-Slavic *-eikas
Proto-Slavic *-ikъ
Proto-Slavic *-ьnikъ
Proto-Slavic *pǫtьnikъ
Russian пу́тник (pútnik)
Russian спу́тник (spútnik)bor.
English sputnik
From Russian спу́тник (spútnik, “satellite”, literally “fellow traveller”), from с- (s-, “with, together”) + пу́тник (pútnik, “traveller”), from путь (putʹ, “way, journey”) + agent suffix -ник (-nik).
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