Where does “ठंड” come from?

ठंड (Hindi) comes from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀞𑀟𑁆𑀠, from Prakrit 𑀣𑀟𑁆𑀠, from Prakrit 𑀣𑀤𑁆𑀥, from Sanskrit स्तब्ध, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *stabdʰás, from Proto-Indo-European stebʰ‑ — to stand still.

ठंड (Hindi): cold, coldness

Definitions

  1. cold, coldness

Ancestry of “ठंड”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sauraseni Prakrit𑀞𑀟𑁆𑀠cold
2Prakrit𑀣𑀟𑁆𑀠—
3Prakrit𑀣𑀤𑁆𑀥fixed, firm
4Sanskritस्तब्धfixed, firm
5Proto-Indo-Iranian*stabdʰáshard, firm
6Proto-Indo-Europeanstebʰ‑to stand still

Words derived from “ठंड”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European stebʰ‑ →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian *stabdʰás →Every word from Sanskrit स्तब्ध →