Where does “അഞ്ജന” come from?

അഞ്ജന (Malayalam) comes from Sanskrit अञ्जना, from Sanskrit अञ्ज्, from Proto-Indo-European h₃engʷ- — to smear, to anoint.

അഞ്ജന (Malayalam): Anjana, the mother of Lord Hanuman

Definitions

  1. Anjana, the mother of Lord Hanuman

Ancestry of “അഞ്ജന”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritअञ्जनाa kind of domestic lizard
2Sanskritअञ्ज्to anoint
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃engʷ-to smear, to anoint
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃engʷ- →Every word from Sanskrit अञ्ज् →Every word from Sanskrit अञ्जना →