Where does “चन्द्रकान्ति” come from?
चन्द्रकान्ति (Sanskrit) comes from Sanskrit कान्ति, from Sanskrit कम्, from Sanskrit काम, from Proto-Indo-Iranian káHmas, from Proto-Indo-European kóh₂-mo-s, from Proto-Indo-European keh₂- — to desire, wish.
चन्द्रकान्ति (Sanskrit): the brilliancy or lustre of the moon, moonlight
Definitions
- the brilliancy or lustre of the moon, moonlight
Ancestry of “चन्द्रकान्ति”, step by step
चन्द्रकान्ति traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Sanskrit कान्ति
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sanskrit | कान्ति | desire, wish |
| 2 | Sanskrit | कम् | to wish, desire, long for; to love, be in love... |
| 3 | Sanskrit | काम | wish, desire, longing; love, affection, object of... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | káHmas | wish, desire |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | kóh₂-mo-s | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | keh₂- | to desire, wish |
via Sanskrit चन्द्र
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sanskrit | चन्द्र | glittering, shining (as gold), having the brilliancy or hue of light (said of gods, of water and of soma) |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | (s)ćandrás | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | (s)čandrás | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)kand- | to glow, shine; to shine, glow |