Where does “lomahaṃsa” come from?

lomahaṃsa (Pali) comes from English hamsa, from Sanskrit हंस, from Proto-Indo-Aryan źʰansás, from Proto-Indo-Iranian ȷ́ʰansás, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰh₂éns — goose.

lomahaṃsa (Pali): goose bumps, horripilation

Definitions

  1. goose bumps, horripilation

Ancestry of “lomahaṃsa”, step by step

lomahaṃsa traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English hamsa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishhamsathe Hand of Fatima
2Sanskritहंसa goose, gander, swan, flamingo; sometimes a mere...
3Proto-Indo-Aryanźʰansásgoose, swan
4Proto-Indo-Iranianȷ́ʰansásgoose, swan
5Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰh₂énsgoose

via Pali loma

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Palilomahair of the body
2Sanskritलोमन्(etc.)
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰh₂éns →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian ȷ́ʰansás →Every word from Proto-Indo-Aryan źʰansás →
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