Where does “कन्हैया” come from?

कन्हैया (Hindi) comes from Hindi कान्हा, from Sanskrit कृष्ण, from Proto-Indo-Aryan kr̥ṣnás, from Proto-Indo-Iranian kr̥šnás, from Proto-Indo-European kr̥snós, from Proto-Indo-European kers- — black, dirty; run; to run.

कन्हैया (Hindi): beloved Krishna; a name for Krishna

Definitions

  1. beloved Krishna; a name for Krishna

Ancestry of “कन्हैया”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hindiकान्हाKrishna
2Sanskritकृष्णblack, dark, dark-blue; black or dark-blue;...
3Proto-Indo-Aryankr̥ṣnás—
4Proto-Indo-Iraniankr̥šnásblack, dark
5Proto-Indo-Europeankr̥snósblack; dark, dusky
6Proto-Indo-Europeankers-black, dirty; run; to run

Words derived from “कन्हैया”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European kers- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kr̥snós →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian kr̥šnás →