Where does “शांत” come from?

शांत (Hindi) comes from Sanskrit शान्त, from Sanskrit -त, from Proto-Indo-Iranian -tás, from Proto-Indo-European -tós — Creates verbal adjectives from verb stems.

शांत (Hindi): quiet, unspeaking; calm, relaxed; peaceful

Definitions

  1. quiet, unspeaking; calm, relaxed; peaceful

Ancestry of “शांत”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritशान्तabated, subsided, ceased, stopped, extinguished, averted
2Sanskrit-त-ed
3Proto-Indo-Iranian-tásCreates verbal adjectives from verb stems
4Proto-Indo-European-tósCreates verbal adjectives from verb stems
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -tós →Every word from Sanskrit -त →Every word from Sanskrit शान्त →