Where does “ಅನುಜ” come from?

ಅನುಜ (Kannada) comes from Old Kannada ಅನುಜ, from Sanskrit अनुज, from Sanskrit अनु-, from Sanskrit स्वर्, from Proto-Indo-Iranian súHar, from Proto-Indo-European sóh₂wl̥ — sun.

ಅನುಜ (Kannada): younger brother

Definitions

  1. younger brother

Ancestry of “ಅನುಜ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Kannadaಅನುಜyounger brother
2Sanskritअनुजa younger brother
3Sanskritअनु-after, along, alongside; near to, with; according...
4Sanskritस्वर्the sun; sunshine, light; sky, heaven
5Proto-Indo-IraniansúHarthe sun
6Proto-Indo-Europeansóh₂wl̥sun
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sóh₂wl̥ →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian súHar →Every word from Sanskrit स्वर् →