Where does “चित्रभानु” come from?
चित्रभानु (Sanskrit) comes from Sanskrit भानु, from Proto-Indo-Aryan bʰaHnúṣ, from Proto-Indo-Iranian bʰaHnúš, from Proto-Indo-European bʰeh₂-nú-s, from Proto-Indo-European bʰeh₂-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰeh₂-s-ri-.
चित्रभानु (Sanskrit): of variegated lustre, shining with light
Definitions
- of variegated lustre, shining with light
Ancestry of “चित्रभानु”, step by step
चित्रभानु traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Sanskrit भानु
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sanskrit | भानु | ray of light, light; brightness, splendour;... |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | bʰaHnúṣ | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | bʰaHnúš | ray of light |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰeh₂-nú-s | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰeh₂- | to shine, glow light; to speak, say |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰeh₂-s-ri- | — |