Where does “छाया” come from?

छाया (Sanskrit) comes from Proto-Indo-Iranian śćaHyáH, from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱeh₃ih₂, from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱeh₃- — darkness, shadow.

छाया (Sanskrit): shadow; shade; shady place; reflection; shading...

Definitions

  1. shadow; shade; shady place; reflection; shading...

Ancestry of “छाया”, step by step

छाया traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Indo-Iranian śćaHyáH

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-IranianśćaHyáHshade, shadow
2Proto-Indo-European(s)ḱeh₃ih₂shadow, shade
3Proto-Indo-European(s)ḱeh₃-darkness, shadow

via Indo-Iranian *śćaHyáH

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Indo-Iranian*śćaHyáH—

Words derived from “छाया”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱeh₃- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱeh₃ih₂ →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian śćaHyáH →