Where does “चन्द्रगुप्त” come from?
चन्द्रगुप्त (Sanskrit) comes from Sanskrit गुप्त, from Sanskrit गुप्, from Sanskrit गोपा, from Sanskrit गो, from Proto-Indo-Iranian gāuš, from Proto-Iranian gā́wš, from Proto-Indo-Iranian gā́wš, from Proto-Indo-European gʷṓws — cattle.
चन्द्रगुप्त (Sanskrit): Chandragupta Maurya, father of Bindusara
Definitions
- Chandragupta Maurya, father of Bindusara
Ancestry of “चन्द्रगुप्त”, step by step
चन्द्रगुप्त traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Sanskrit गुप्त
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sanskrit | गुप्त | guarded, protected; hidden, secret; velvet bean,... |
| 2 | Sanskrit | गुप् | to guard, defend, protect, preserve |
| 3 | Sanskrit | गोपा | a cowherd |
| 4 | Sanskrit | गो | a cow; an ox; cattle, kine, herd of cattle |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | gāuš | — |
| 6 | Proto-Iranian | gā́wš | cow |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | gā́wš | cow |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷṓws | cattle |
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 |