Where does “रक्तदान” come from?

रक्तदान (Hindi) comes from Hindi रक्त, from Sanskrit रक्त, from Sanskrit रञ्ज्, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)reg-.

रक्तदान (Hindi): blood donation

Definitions

  1. blood donation

Ancestry of “रक्तदान”, step by step

रक्तदान traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hindi रक्त

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hindiरक्तblood; red
2Sanskritरक्तred; safflower L; Barringtonia acutangula L
3Sanskritरञ्ज्to redden; to dye or color
4Proto-Indo-European*(s)reg-—

via Hindi दान

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hindiदानgift, offering, something given
2HebrewדָּןDan; one who judges
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *(s)reg- →Every word from Sanskrit रञ्ज् →Every word from Sanskrit रक्त →