Where does “कृष्णा” come from?
कृष्णा (Hindi) comes 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.
कृष्णा (Hindi): a name of Draupadi the wife of the 5
Definitions
- a name of Draupadi the wife of the 5
Ancestry of “कृष्णा”, step by step
कृष्णा traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Sanskrit कृष्ण
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sanskrit | कृष्ण | black, dark, dark-blue; black or dark-blue;... |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | kr̥ṣnás | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | kr̥šnás | black, dark |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | kr̥snós | black; dark, dusky |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | kers- | black, dirty; run; to run |
via Sanskrit कृष्णा
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sanskrit | कृष्णा | a name of Draupadi, the wife of the 5 Pandavas in the Hindu epic Mahabharata |