Where does “श्येन” come from?

श्येन (Hindi) comes from Sanskrit श्येन, from Proto-Indo-Iranian ćyaynás, from Proto-Indo-European ḱy-ey-nó-s.

श्येन (Hindi): a hawk or falcon

Definitions

  1. a hawk or falcon

Ancestry of “श्येन”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritश्येनa hawk, falcon or eagle; The name of a divine...
2Proto-Indo-Iranianćyaynásfalcon
3Proto-Indo-Europeanḱy-ey-nó-s—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱy-ey-nó-s →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian ćyaynás →Every word from Sanskrit श्येन →