Where does “कृष्णायस्” come from?

कृष्णायस् (Sanskrit) comes from Sanskrit कृष्ण, from Proto-Indo-Aryan kr̥ṣnás, from Proto-Indo-Iranian kr̥šnás, from Proto-Indo-European kr̥snós, from Proto-Indo-European kers- — black, dirty; run; to run.

कृष्णायस् (Sanskrit): iron; black metal

Definitions

  1. iron; black metal

Ancestry of “कृष्णायस्”, step by step

कृष्णायस् traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Sanskrit कृष्ण

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritकृष्णblack, dark, dark-blue; black or dark-blue;...
2Proto-Indo-Aryankr̥ṣnás—
3Proto-Indo-Iraniankr̥šnásblack, dark
4Proto-Indo-Europeankr̥snósblack; dark, dusky
5Proto-Indo-Europeankers-black, dirty; run; to run

via Sanskrit अयस्

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritअयस्metal; iron; iron weapon
2Proto-Indo-IranianHáyasa metal, iron
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂éyosa metal, copper, bronze
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kers- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kr̥snós →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian kr̥šnás →