Where does “इंद्रधोणू” come from?

इंद्रधोणू (Konkani) comes from Hindi इंद्र, from Sanskrit इन्द्र, from Proto-Indo-Iranian Índras — Indra.

इंद्रधोणू (Konkani): rainbow

Definitions

  1. rainbow

Ancestry of “इंद्रधोणू”, step by step

इंद्रधोणू traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hindi इंद्र

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hindiइंद्रIndra, a god
2Sanskritइन्द्रgod; Indra
3Proto-Indo-IranianÍndrasIndra

via Konkani धोणू

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Konkaniधोणूa bow
2Prakrit𑀥𑀡𑀼bow
3Sanskritधनुस्a bow
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