Where does “Hánȷ́as” come from?
Hánȷ́as (Proto-Indo-Aryan) comes from Proto-Indo-Iranian Hánǰas, from Proto-Indo-European h₃éngʷos, from Proto-Indo-European h₃engʷ- — to smear, to anoint.
Ancestry of “Hánȷ́as”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | Hánǰas | — |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃éngʷos | fat, grease |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃engʷ- | to smear, to anoint |
Words derived from “Hánȷ́as”