Where does “गजानन” come from?
गजानन (Sanskrit) comes from Sanskrit आनन, from Sanskrit अन्, from Proto-Indo-European h₂enh₁‑.
Ancestry of “गजानन”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Sanskrit | आनन | the mouth; the face |
| 2 | Sanskrit | अन् | to breathe |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂enh₁‑ | — |