Where does “शनि” come from?

शनि (Hindi) comes from Sanskrit शनि, from Sanskrit शनैस् — slowly.

शनि (Hindi): slow, sluggish, slow-moving

Definitions

  1. slow, sluggish, slow-moving

Ancestry of “शनि”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1SanskritशनिSaturn
2Sanskritशनैस्slowly
Every word from Sanskrit शनैस् →Every word from Sanskrit शनि →