Where does “अन्धकार” come from?
अन्धकार (Sanskrit) comes from Sanskrit अन्ध, from Proto-Indo-Iranian andʰás, from Proto-Indo-European h₂endʰ-ó-s, from Proto-Indo-European -ós — Creates agent nouns from verb stems, denoting...
अन्धकार (Sanskrit): darkness
Definitions
- darkness
Ancestry of “अन्धकार”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sanskrit | अन्ध | blind; dark; n night, darkness |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | andʰás | blind |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂endʰ-ó-s | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | -ós | Creates agent nouns from verb stems, denoting... |