Where does “साँझ” come from?
साँझ (Hindi) comes from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀲𑀁𑀛𑀸, from Sanskrit संध्या, from Sanskrit संधि, from Sanskrit संधा, from Sanskrit सम्, from Sanskrit आस, from Proto-Indo-European sewh₁- — to press, push.
साँझ (Hindi): evening, dusk, twilight
Ancestry of “साँझ”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Sauraseni Prakrit | 𑀲𑀁𑀛𑀸 | — |
| 2 | Sanskrit | संध्या | the act of holding together; a union, junction |
| 3 | Sanskrit | संधि | containing a conjunction or transition from one... |
| 4 | Sanskrit | संधा | — |
| 5 | Sanskrit | सम् | to be agitated or disturbed |
| 6 | Sanskrit | आस | ashes; dust; past of अस् : was |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | sewh₁- | to press, push |