Where does “Himalaja” come from?
Himalaja (German) comes from Sanskrit हिमालय, from Sanskrit हिम, from Proto-Indo-Aryan źʰimás, from Proto-Indo-Iranian ȷ́ʰimás, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰéyōm, from Proto-Indo-European -ōm, from Proto-Indo-European -mi.
Ancestry of “Himalaja”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sanskrit | हिमालय | The Himalayas, the Central Asian mountain range;... |
| 2 | Sanskrit | हिम | cold, frost; the cold season, winter; frost,... |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | źʰimás | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | ȷ́ʰimás | cold, frost; winter |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰéyōm | winter; year; frost, snow |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -ōm | emphatic suffix or postpositive particle |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -mi | — |