Where does “Hiranyagarbha” come from?
Hiranyagarbha (English) comes from Sanskrit हिरण्य, from Proto-Indo-Aryan źʰr̥Hanyam, from Proto-Indo-Iranian ȷ́ʰr̥Hanyam, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰl̥h₃enyom, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰelh₃- — to flourish; green, yellow.
Hiranyagarbha (English): A name of Brahma, so called because he was born from a golden egg (Manu Smṛti 1.9)
Definitions
- A name of Brahma, so called because he was born from a golden egg (Manu Smṛti 1.9)
Ancestry of “Hiranyagarbha”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sanskrit | हिरण्य | gold; any vessel or ornament made of gold; a gold... |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | źʰr̥Hanyam | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | ȷ́ʰr̥Hanyam | gold |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰl̥h₃enyom | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰelh₃- | to flourish; green, yellow |