Where does “Somnath” come from?
Somnath (English) comes from Sanskrit सोमनाथ, from Sanskrit सोम, from Proto-Indo-Iranian sáwHmas, from Proto-Indo-European sówh₂-mo-s, from Proto-Indo-European sewh₂- — to pour out, rain, to press out, extract.
Somnath (English): Name of a Hindu temple in Gujarat, India. It is the first among the twelve jyotirlinga shrines of Lord Shiva
Definitions
- Name of a Hindu temple in Gujarat, India. It is the first among the twelve jyotirlinga shrines of Lord Shiva
Ancestry of “Somnath”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sanskrit | सोमनाथ | Name of a celebrated linga of Siva and of the place where it was set up by the god Soma. It was one of the 12 great jyotirlinga temples of India held in especial veneration |
| 2 | Sanskrit | सोम | relating to soma; together with उमा; juice,... |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | sáwHmas | soma, haoma |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | sówh₂-mo-s | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | sewh₂- | to pour out, rain, to press out, extract |