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Where does “सिंघ” come from?

सिंघ (Hindi) comes from Sanskrit सिंह, from Proto-Indo-Aryan sinźʰás, from Proto-Indo-Iranian sinȷ́ʰás, from Proto-Indo-European *sinǵʰós-.

सिंघ (Hindi): lion

Definitions

  1. lion

Ancestry of “सिंघ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritसिंहthe lion; the zodiacal sign Leo or its lagna;...
2Proto-Indo-Aryansinźʰás—
3Proto-Indo-Iraniansinȷ́ʰáslion
4Proto-Indo-European*sinǵʰós-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *sinǵʰós- →