Where does “छंद” come from?
छंद (Hindi) comes from Sanskrit छन्दस्, from Sanskrit छन्द्, from Proto-Indo-Aryan *śćand-, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *śćand-, from Proto-Indo-European sḱend-.
छंद (Hindi): metre
Ancestry of “छंद”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Sanskrit | छन्दस् | desire, longing for, yearning, will; intention,... |
| 2 | Sanskrit | छन्द् | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | *śćand- | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | *śćand- | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | sḱend- | — |