Where does “स्नायुशास्त्र” come from?

स्नायुशास्त्र (Hindi) comes from Hindi स्नायु, from Sanskrit स्नायु, from Sanskrit *स्नारु, from Proto-Indo-Aryan snáHwar, from Proto-Indo-European snéh₁wr̥, from Proto-Indo-European (s)neh₁- — to spin (thread), to sew.

स्नायुशास्त्र (Hindi): neurology

Definitions

  1. neurology

Ancestry of “स्नायुशास्त्र”, step by step

स्नायुशास्त्र traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hindi स्नायु

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hindiस्नायुligament
2Sanskritस्नायुsinew, tendon; nerve, vein; ligament
3Sanskrit*स्नारु
4Proto-Indo-AryansnáHwar
5Proto-Indo-Europeansnéh₁wr̥sinew, tendon
6Proto-Indo-European(s)neh₁-to spin (thread), to sew

via Hindi शास्त्र

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hindiशास्त्रstudy; science; code, rule; sacred text,...
2Sanskritशास्त्रshastra, scripture; science, knowledge
3Proto-Indo-Aryanśāstra
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)neh₁-Every word from Proto-Indo-European snéh₁wr̥Every word from Proto-Indo-Aryan snáHwar
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