Where does “चंद्रग्रहण” come from?
चंद्रग्रहण (Hindi) comes from Hindi ग्रहण, from Sanskrit ग्रहण, from Sanskrit ग्रह, from Sanskrit ग्रह्, from Proto-Indo-Aryan grabʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European gʰrebʰ- — to grab; gather up; rake; to seize, grab; to...
चंद्रग्रहण (Hindi): lunar eclipse
Definitions
- lunar eclipse
Ancestry of “चंद्रग्रहण”, step by step
चंद्रग्रहण traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Hindi ग्रहण
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hindi | ग्रहण | an eclipse; taking, catching; understanding |
| 2 | Sanskrit | ग्रहण | eclipse; an act of receiving/taking |
| 3 | Sanskrit | ग्रह | planet |
| 4 | Sanskrit | ग्रह् | to seize |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | grabʰ- | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | gʰrebʰ- | to grab; gather up; rake; to seize, grab; to... |
via Hindi चंद्र
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hindi | चंद्र | the moon; the chandra diacritic, "ॅ" |
| 2 | Sanskrit | चन्द्र | glittering, shining (as gold), having the brilliancy or hue of light (said of gods, of water and of soma) |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | (s)ćandrás | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | (s)čandrás | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)kand- | to glow, shine; to shine, glow |