Where does “यम द्वितीया” come from?

यम द्वितीया (Hindi) comes from Hindi यम, from Sanskrit यम, from Sanskrit ज, from Proto-Indo-Aryan ȷ́ás, from Proto-Indo-Iranian ȷ́ás, from Proto-Indo-European ǵenh₁- — to produce, to beget, to give birth.

यम द्वितीया (Hindi): Bhai Dooj, the second day of the bright half of the month of Kartika

Definitions

  1. Bhai Dooj, the second day of the bright half of the month of Kartika

Ancestry of “यम द्वितीया”, step by step

यम द्वितीया traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hindi यम

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1HindiयमYama
2Sanskritयमa twin, one of a pair or couple; a pair or a...
3Sanskritborn, begotten. gotten from; produced or caused...
4Proto-Indo-Aryanȷ́ás
5Proto-Indo-Iranianȷ́ás
6Proto-Indo-Europeanǵenh₁-to produce, to beget, to give birth

via Hindi द्वितीया

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hindiद्वितीया
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵenh₁-Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian ȷ́ásEvery word from Proto-Indo-Aryan ȷ́ás