Where does “hemanta” come from?
hemanta (Pali) comes from Sanskrit हेमन्त, from Proto-Indo-Iranian ȷ́ʰaymantás, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰeyméns, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰey- — winter.
hemanta (Pali): winter
Definitions
- winter
Ancestry of “hemanta”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sanskrit | हेमन्त | winter, the cold season |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | ȷ́ʰaymantás | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰeyméns | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰey- | winter |