Where does “મેઘાણી” come from?

મેઘાણી (Gujarati) comes from Gujarati મેઘ, from Sanskrit मेघ, from Proto-Indo-Aryan Hmaygʰás, from Proto-Indo-Iranian Hmaygʰás, from Proto-Indo-European h₃moygʰós — fog, cloud.

Ancestry of “મેઘાણી”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Gujaratiમેઘcloud
2Sanskritमेघa cloud; a mass, multitude; a particular rāga
3Proto-Indo-AryanHmaygʰás—
4Proto-Indo-IranianHmaygʰáscloud
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃moygʰósfog, cloud
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃moygʰós →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian Hmaygʰás →Every word from Proto-Indo-Aryan Hmaygʰás →