Where does “Krishna” come from?
Krishna derives from Sanskrit कृष्ण, ultimately tracing to Proto-Indo-European kr̥snós and the root kers-, relating to concepts of darkness or obscurity.
Ancestry of “Krishna”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Sanskrit | कृष्ण | black, dark, dark-blue; black or dark-blue;... |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | kr̥ṣnás | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | kr̥šnás | black, dark |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | kr̥snós | black; dark, dusky |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | kers- | black, dirty; run; to run |
Words derived from “Krishna”