Where does “अयनान्त” come from?
अयनान्त (Sanskrit) comes from Sanskrit अयन, from Sanskrit इ, from Proto-Indo-European h₁éy- — he, this.
अयनान्त (Sanskrit): solstice
Ancestry of “अयनान्त”, step by step
अयनान्त traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Sanskrit अयन
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Sanskrit | अयन | path, road, way; course, circulation; precession |
| 2 | Sanskrit | इ | to go |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁éy- | he, this |
via Sanskrit अन्त
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Sanskrit | अन्त | near; last; handsome, lovely |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ént- | end, limit, forehead |
Words derived from “अयनान्त”