Where does “चन्द्र” come from?
चन्द्र (Sanskrit) comes from Proto-Indo-Aryan (s)ćandrás, from Proto-Indo-Iranian (s)čandrás, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kand- — to glow, shine; to shine, glow.
चन्द्र (Sanskrit): glittering, shining (as gold), having the brilliancy or hue of light (said of gods, of water and of soma)
Definitions
- glittering, shining (as gold), having the brilliancy or hue of light (said of gods, of water and of soma)
Ancestry of “चन्द्र”, step by step
चन्द्र traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Proto-Indo-Aryan (s)ćandrás
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | (s)ćandrás | — |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | (s)čandrás | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)kand- | to glow, shine; to shine, glow |
via Proto-Indo-Aryan *ćandrás
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | *ćandrás | — |