Where does “अन्धचटकन्याय” come from?
अन्धचटकन्याय (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...
अन्धचटकन्याय (Sanskrit): the rule of the blind man catching a sparrow
Definitions
- the rule of the blind man catching a sparrow
Ancestry of “अन्धचटकन्याय”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 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... |