Where does “ચાંદલો” come from?
ચાંદલો (Gujarati) comes from Gujarati ચાંદ, from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀘𑀁𑀤, from Sanskrit चन्द्र, from Proto-Indo-Aryan (s)ćandrás, from Proto-Indo-Iranian (s)čandrás, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kand- — to glow, shine; to shine, glow.
ચાંદલો (Gujarati): tilak
Definitions
- tilak
Ancestry of “ચાંદલો”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gujarati | ચાંદ | moon |
| 2 | Sauraseni Prakrit | 𑀘𑀁𑀤 | — |
| 3 | Sanskrit | चन्द्र | glittering, shining (as gold), having the brilliancy or hue of light (said of gods, of water and of soma) |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | (s)ćandrás | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | (s)čandrás | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)kand- | to glow, shine; to shine, glow |