Where does “Chitrabaanu” come from?
Chitrabaanu (English) comes from Tamil சித்திரபானு, from Sanskrit चित्रभानु, from Sanskrit भानु, from Proto-Indo-Aryan bʰaHnúṣ, from Proto-Indo-Iranian bʰaHnúš, from Proto-Indo-European bʰeh₂-nú-s, from Proto-Indo-European bʰeh₂-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰeh₂-s-ri-.
Chitrabaanu (English): The sixteenth year of the 60-year cycle of the Tamil calendar
Definitions
- The sixteenth year of the 60-year cycle of the Tamil calendar
Ancestry of “Chitrabaanu”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tamil | சித்திரபானு | The sixteenth year of the 60-year cycle of the Tamil calendar |
| 2 | Sanskrit | चित्रभानु | of variegated lustre, shining with light |
| 3 | Sanskrit | भानु | ray of light, light; brightness, splendour;... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | bʰaHnúṣ | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | bʰaHnúš | ray of light |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰeh₂-nú-s | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰeh₂- | to shine, glow light; to speak, say |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰeh₂-s-ri- | — |