Where does “चन्द्” come from?

चन्द् (Sanskrit) comes from Proto-Indo-European (s)kand- — to glow, shine; to shine, glow.

चन्द् (Sanskrit): to shine, be bright; to gladden

Definitions

  1. to shine, be bright; to gladden

Ancestry of “चन्द्”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-European(s)kand-to glow, shine; to shine, glow
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