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
- 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
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Sion | — |
| 2 | Portuguese | Sião | — |
| 3 | Portuguese | Siam | — |
| 4 | Thai | สยาม | Siam, historical name |
| 5 | Pali | suvaṇṇabhūmi | land of gold; a name for a country in Southeast... |
| 6 | Pali | suvaṇṇa | gold; beautiful |
| 7 | Sanskrit | सुवर्ण | of a good or beautiful colour, brilliant in hue,... |
| 8 | Sanskrit | वर्ण | outward appearance, exterior, figure, form,... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | wárnas | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | wēr- | true |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | wer- | to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel |