Where does “रहस्यमय” come from?

रहस्यमय (Hindi) comes from Sanskrit रहस्य, from Proto-Indo-Iranian raȷ́ʰ- — to abandon; secret, mystery; to abandon.

रहस्यमय (Hindi): secret, enigmatic, mysterious

Definitions

  1. secret, enigmatic, mysterious

Ancestry of “रहस्यमय”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritरहस्यsecret, private, clandestine, concealed,...
2Proto-Indo-Iranianraȷ́ʰ-to abandon; secret, mystery; to abandon
Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian raȷ́ʰ-Every word from Sanskrit रहस्य
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