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.
Ancestry of “कन्हैया”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Hindi | कान्हा | — |
| 2 | Sanskrit | कृष्ण | black, dark, dark-blue; black or dark-blue;... |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | kr̥ṣnás | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | kr̥šnás | black, dark |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | kr̥snós | black; dark, dusky |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | kers- | black, dirty; run; to run |