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

  1. Of or relating to the Himalayas; huge, gigantic,...

Ancestry of “Himalayan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishHimalaya—
2SanskritहिमालयThe Himalayas, the Central Asian mountain range;...
3Sanskritहिमcold, frost; the cold season, winter; frost,...
4Proto-Indo-Aryanźʰimás—
5Proto-Indo-Iranianȷ́ʰimáscold, frost; winter
6Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰéyōmwinter; year; frost, snow
7Proto-Indo-European-ōmemphatic suffix or postpositive particle
8Proto-Indo-European-mi—

Words derived from “Himalayan”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -mi →Every word from Proto-Indo-European -ōm →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰéyōm →