Where does “Rabindranath” come from?

Rabindranath (English) comes from Sanskrit नाथ, from Proto-Indo-Aryan HnaHtʰás, from Proto-Indo-Iranian HnaHtʰás, from Proto-Indo-European h₃neh₂- — to enjoy.

Ancestry of “Rabindranath”, step by step

Rabindranath traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Sanskrit नाथ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritनाथrefuge, help, resort; protector, patron,...
2Proto-Indo-AryanHnaHtʰás—
3Proto-Indo-IranianHnaHtʰás—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃neh₂-to enjoy

via Sanskrit इन्द्र

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritइन्द्रgod; Indra
2Proto-Indo-IranianÍndrasIndra

via Sanskrit रवि

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritरविthe sun or the sun-god
2Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂reu-i-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃neh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian HnaHtʰás →Every word from Proto-Indo-Aryan HnaHtʰás →