Where does “गंगा-जमुना” come from?
गंगा-जमुना (Hindi) comes from Hindi जमना, from Sauraseni Prakrit *𑀚𑀫𑁆𑀫𑀤𑀺, from Sanskrit यम्यते, from Sanskrit -यते, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti, from Proto-Indo-European yé-, from Chichewa iye — he, she.
गंगा-जमुना (Hindi): The Ganga and Yamuna rivers
Definitions
- The Ganga and Yamuna rivers
Ancestry of “गंगा-जमुना”, step by step
गंगा-जमुना traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Hindi जमना
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hindi | जमना | to solidify, freeze |
| 2 | Sauraseni Prakrit | *𑀚𑀫𑁆𑀫𑀤𑀺 | — |
| 3 | Sanskrit | यम्यते | is raised or lifted up or held back or restrained |
| 4 | Sanskrit | -यते | suffix for passive verbs |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 7 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |