Where does “गजवदन” come from?

गजवदन (Sanskrit) comes from Sanskrit वदन, from Sanskrit -अन, from Proto-Indo-European -nós — Creates verbal adjectives from roots.

गजवदन (Sanskrit): elephant-faced

Definitions

  1. elephant-faced

Ancestry of “गजवदन”, step by step

गजवदन traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Sanskrit वदन

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritवदनmouth, face; speaking, saying
2Sanskrit-अनforms neuter nouns
3Proto-Indo-European-nósCreates verbal adjectives from roots

via Sanskrit गज

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritगजelephant
2Sanskritगज्to sound, to roar
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -nós →Every word from Sanskrit -अन →Every word from Sanskrit वदन →