Where does “अन्धपरम्परान्याय” come from?
अन्धपरम्परान्याय (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...
अन्धपरम्परान्याय (Sanskrit): the rule of the blind following the blind
Definitions
- the rule of the blind following the blind
Ancestry of “अन्धपरम्परान्याय”, step by step
अन्धपरम्परान्याय traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Sanskrit अन्ध
| 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... |
via Sanskrit न्याय
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sanskrit | न्याय | that into which a thing goes back i.e. an... |
via Sanskrit परम्परा
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sanskrit | परम्परा | uninterrupted row or series, order, succession, continuation, mediation, tradition |