Where does “kalyāṇī” come from?

kalyāṇī (Pali) comes from Sanskrit कल्याणी, from Sanskrit कल्याण, from Proto-Indo-European kal- — hard; beautiful; handsome.

kalyāṇī (Pali): beautiful girl

Definitions

  1. beautiful girl

Ancestry of “kalyāṇī”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritकल्याणीbeneficial one; beautiful one
2Sanskritकल्याणbeautiful, agreeable
3Proto-Indo-Europeankal-hard; beautiful; handsome

Words derived from “kalyāṇī”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European kal- →Every word from Sanskrit कल्याण →Every word from Sanskrit कल्याणी →