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Where does “छन्दस्” come from?

छन्दस् (Sanskrit) comes from Sanskrit छन्द्, from Proto-Indo-Aryan *śćand-, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *śćand-, from Proto-Indo-European sḱend-.

छन्दस् (Sanskrit): desire, longing for, yearning, will; intention,...

Definitions

  1. desire, longing for, yearning, will; intention,...

Ancestry of “छन्दस्”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritछन्द्—
2Proto-Indo-Aryan*śćand-—
3Proto-Indo-Iranian*śćand-—
4Proto-Indo-Europeansḱend-—

Words derived from “छन्दस्”

  • ఛందస్సు
  • छंद
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