Where does “Narayan” come from?
Narayan comes from Sanskrit नारायण, from Sanskrit नर meaning "man," ultimately from Proto-Indo-European h₂nḗr with the same meaning.
Narayan (English): Vishnu
Definitions
- Vishnu
Ancestry of “Narayan”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hindi | नारायण | Narayana, the god Vishnu |
| 2 | Sanskrit | नारायण | Of or pertaining to Narayana or Krishna; Name of... |
| 3 | Sanskrit | नर | a human, a person; a male person; a husband |
| 4 | Sanskrit | नृ | a man; hero; mankind, people |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | Hnā́ | man |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂nḗr | man; power, force, vital energy |