Where does “Rāhu” come from?

Rāhu (English) comes from Sanskrit राहु — Rahu; an eclipse or the moment of the beginning...

Rāhu (English): The ascending lunar node. An asura and god of the solar eclipse

Definitions

  1. The ascending lunar node. An asura and god of the solar eclipse

Ancestry of “Rāhu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1SanskritराहुRahu; an eclipse or the moment of the beginning...
Every word from Sanskrit राहु