Where does “सायन” come from?

सायन (Hindi) comes from English Sion, from Portuguese Sião, from Portuguese Siam, from Thai สยาม, from Pali suvaṇṇabhūmi, from Pali suvaṇṇa, from Sanskrit सुवर्ण, from Sanskrit वर्ण — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.

सायन (Hindi): reckoned relative to or with the precession of the vernal equinoctial point

Definitions

  1. reckoned relative to or with the precession of the vernal equinoctial point

Ancestry of “सायन”, step by step

सायन traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English Sion

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishSion—
2PortugueseSião—
3PortugueseSiam—
4ThaiสยามSiam, historical name
5Palisuvaṇṇabhūmiland of gold; a name for a country in Southeast...
6Palisuvaṇṇagold; beautiful
7Sanskritसुवर्णof a good or beautiful colour, brilliant in hue,...
8Sanskritवर्णoutward appearance, exterior, figure, form,...
9Proto-Indo-Iranianwárnas—
10Proto-Indo-Europeanwēr-true
11Proto-Indo-Europeanwer-to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel

via Sanskrit सायन

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritसायनreckoned relative to or with the precession of the vernal equinoctial point
2Sanskritस-with
3Proto-Indo-Aryan*sa-—
4Proto-Indo-Iraniansa-together, co-
5Proto-Indo-Europeansm̥-one; with, together
6Proto-Indo-Europeansem-together, one
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wēr- →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian wárnas →