Where does “चंद्रप्रभा” come from?
चंद्रप्रभा (Hindi) comes from Sanskrit प्रभा, from Proto-Indo-European pro-, from Proto-Indo-European por-, from Proto-Indo-European per-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.
चंद्रप्रभा (Hindi): moonlight
Definitions
- moonlight
Ancestry of “चंद्रप्रभा”, step by step
चंद्रप्रभा traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Sanskrit प्रभा
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sanskrit | प्रभा | to shine forth, begin to become light, shine,... |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | pro- | toward, forward |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | por- | to give birth; forward, through; going, passage |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |
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 |