Where does “Himalayan” come from?
Himalayan comes from English Himalaya, borrowed from Italian -ana and Spanish -ana, both from Latin -anus, ultimately from Proto-Italic -os.
Himalayan (English): Of or relating to the Himalayas; huge, gigantic,...
Definitions
- Of or relating to the Himalayas; huge, gigantic,...
Ancestry of “Himalayan”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | Himalaya | — |
| 2 | Sanskrit | हिमालय | The Himalayas, the Central Asian mountain range;... |
| 3 | Sanskrit | हिम | cold, frost; the cold season, winter; frost,... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | źʰimás | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | ȷ́ʰimás | cold, frost; winter |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰéyōm | winter; year; frost, snow |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -ōm | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -mi | — |