Where does “hirañña” come from?
hirañña (Pali) comes from Sanskrit हिरण्य, from Proto-Indo-Aryan źʰr̥Hanyam, from Proto-Indo-Iranian ȷ́ʰr̥Hanyam, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰl̥h₃enyom, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰelh₃- — to flourish; green, yellow.
hirañña (Pali): gold
Definitions
- gold
Ancestry of “hirañña”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sanskrit | हिरण्य | gold; any vessel or ornament made of gold; a gold... |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | źʰr̥Hanyam | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | ȷ́ʰr̥Hanyam | gold |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰl̥h₃enyom | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰelh₃- | to flourish; green, yellow |