Where does “ಆಂಜನೇಯ” come from?

ಆಂಜನೇಯ (Kannada) comes from Sanskrit आञ्जनेय, from Sanskrit अञ्जना, from Sanskrit अञ्ज्, from Proto-Indo-European h₃engʷ- — to smear, to anoint.

ಆಂಜನೇಯ (Kannada): Hanuman

Definitions

  1. Hanuman

Ancestry of “ಆಂಜನೇಯ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritआञ्जनेय‘son of अञ्जना’, name of the monkey god Hanuman
2Sanskritअञ्जनाa kind of domestic lizard
3Sanskritअञ्ज्to anoint
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃engʷ-to smear, to anoint
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃engʷ- →Every word from Sanskrit अञ्ज् →Every word from Sanskrit अञ्जना →