Where does “Aditya” come from?
Aditya is an English word borrowed from Sanskrit आदित्य, whose original meaning is unknown.
Aditya (English): Any of a group of solar deities, the sons of...
Definitions
- Any of a group of solar deities, the sons of...
Ancestry of “Aditya”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Sanskrit | आदित्य | belonging to or coming from Aditi; N. of seven... |
| 2 | Sanskrit | अदिति | freedom, safety; boundlessness, infinity;... |
| 3 | Sanskrit | अ- | un-, not; Used in the formation of imperfect,... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | a- | un-, a- |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | n̥- | not, un- |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ne | not |