Where does “छन्द्” come from?
छन्द् (Sanskrit) comes from Proto-Indo-Aryan *śćand-, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *śćand-, from Proto-Indo-European sḱend-.
Ancestry of “छन्द्”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | *śćand- | — |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | *śćand- | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | sḱend- | — |
Words derived from “छन्द्”