Where does “अयोध्या” come from?
अयोध्या (Sanskrit) comes from Sanskrit अयोध्य, from Sanskrit योध्य, from Sanskrit युध्, from Proto-Indo-Iranian Hyawdʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European Hyewdʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂yew-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂óyu, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ey- — vital force, life, age, eternity; day, morning.
अयोध्या (Sanskrit): unconquerable, not to be warred against;...
Definitions
- unconquerable, not to be warred against;...
Ancestry of “अयोध्या”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sanskrit | अयोध्य | not to be warred against; irresistible; unconquerable; impregnable, impenetrable |
| 2 | Sanskrit | योध्य | winnable |
| 3 | Sanskrit | युध् | war, battle, fight, combat |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | Hyawdʰ- | to fight, to battle; to struggle |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | Hyewdʰ- | moving erect, to be agitated or push forward in... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂yew- | straight, upright, right; right, justice, law |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂óyu | long time, lifetime |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ey- | vital force, life, age, eternity; day, morning |