Where does “अञ्जस्” come from?
अञ्जस् (Sanskrit) comes from Proto-Indo-Aryan Hánȷ́as, from Proto-Indo-Iranian Hánǰas, from Proto-Indo-European h₃éngʷos, from Proto-Indo-European h₃engʷ- — to smear, to anoint.
अञ्जस् (Sanskrit): ointment
Ancestry of “अञ्जस्”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | Hánȷ́as | — |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | Hánǰas | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃éngʷos | fat, grease |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃engʷ- | to smear, to anoint |