Where does “Ayodhya” come from?
Ayodhya derives from Sanskrit अयोध्या, formed from the Sanskrit negative prefix अ- (a-), which comes from Proto-Indo-Iranian a-, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European n̥- and ne, both meaning "not."
Ayodhya (English): on the bank of the Sarayu river
Definitions
- on the bank of the Sarayu river
Ancestry of “Ayodhya”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sanskrit | अयोध्या | unconquerable, not to be warred against;... |
| 2 | Sanskrit | अयोध्य | not to be warred against; irresistible; unconquerable; impregnable, impenetrable |
| 3 | Sanskrit | योध्य | winnable |
| 4 | Sanskrit | युध् | war, battle, fight, combat |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | Hyawdʰ- | to fight, to battle; to struggle |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | Hyewdʰ- | moving erect, to be agitated or push forward in... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂yew- | straight, upright, right; right, justice, law |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂óyu | long time, lifetime |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ey- | vital force, life, age, eternity; day, morning |