Where does “स्नायुशास्त्री” come from?
स्नायुशास्त्री (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.
स्नायुशास्त्री (Hindi): neurologist
Definitions
- neurologist
Ancestry of “स्नायुशास्त्री”, step by step
स्नायुशास्त्री traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Hindi स्नायु
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hindi | स्नायु | ligament |
| 2 | Sanskrit | स्नायु | sinew, tendon; nerve, vein; ligament |
| 3 | Sanskrit | *स्नारु | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | snáHwar | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | snéh₁wr̥ | sinew, tendon |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)neh₁- | to spin (thread), to sew |
via Hindi शास्त्री
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hindi | शास्त्री | scientist |
| 2 | Sanskrit | शास्त्रिन् | learned in the shastras |
| 3 | Sanskrit | -इन् | possessing, showing possession, doer |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | -iHnos | Creates adjectives of materials |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -no- | adjectival suffix |