Where does “Sinha” come from?

Sinha (English) comes from Gujarati સિંહ, from Sanskrit सिंह, from Proto-Indo-Aryan sinźʰás, from Proto-Indo-Iranian sinȷ́ʰás, from Proto-Indo-European *sinǵʰós-.

Ancestry of “Sinha”, step by step

Sinha traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Gujarati સિંહ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Gujaratiસિંહlion
2Sanskritसिंहthe lion; the zodiacal sign Leo or its lagna;...
3Proto-Indo-Aryansinźʰás—
4Proto-Indo-Iraniansinȷ́ʰáslion
5Proto-Indo-European*sinǵʰós-—

via Hindi सिंह

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hindiसिंहlion; The constellation Leo; A Leo

via Bengali সিংহ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Bengaliসিংহlion; panthera leo persica
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *sinǵʰós- →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian sinȷ́ʰás →Every word from Proto-Indo-Aryan sinźʰás →