Where does “hamsa” come from?

hamsa (English) comes from Sanskrit हंस, from Proto-Indo-Aryan źʰansás, from Proto-Indo-Iranian ȷ́ʰansás, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰh₂éns — goose.

hamsa (English): the Hand of Fatima

Definitions

  1. the Hand of Fatima

Ancestry of “hamsa”, step by step

hamsa traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Sanskrit हंस

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritहंसa goose, gander, swan, flamingo; sometimes a mere...
2Proto-Indo-Aryanźʰansásgoose, swan
3Proto-Indo-Iranianȷ́ʰansásgoose, swan
4Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰh₂énsgoose

via Hebrew חַמְסָה

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hebrewחַמְסָה—
2Arabicخَمْسَةfive

Words derived from “hamsa”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰh₂éns →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian ȷ́ʰansás →Every word from Proto-Indo-Aryan źʰansás →