Where does “धूमकेतु” come from?

धूमकेतु (Sanskrit) comes from Sanskrit केतु, from Proto-Indo-Aryan kaytúṣ, from Proto-Indo-Iranian kaytúš, from Proto-Indo-European koy-tús, from Proto-Indo-European key- — to set in motion, to move; bright, burning; put...

धूमकेतु (Sanskrit): comet

Definitions

  1. comet

Ancestry of “धूमकेतु”, step by step

धूमकेतु traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Sanskrit केतु

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritकेतुlamp, flame, torch; bright appearance, clearness,...
2Proto-Indo-Aryankaytúṣ—
3Proto-Indo-Iraniankaytúš—
4Proto-Indo-Europeankoy-tús—
5Proto-Indo-Europeankey-to set in motion, to move; bright, burning; put...

via Sanskrit धूम

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritधूमsmoke, vapour, mist
2Proto-Indo-IraniandʰuHmásmist, fog; smoke
3Proto-Indo-Europeandʰuh₂móssmoke
4Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewh₂-smoke; mist, haze

Words derived from “धूमकेतु”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European key- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European koy-tús →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian kaytúš →