Where does “मृत्युंजय” come from?

मृत्युंजय (Sanskrit) comes from Sanskrit जय, from Sanskrit कर्ता, from Sanskrit कर्तृ, from Sanskrit कृ, from Proto-Indo-European kʷer- — to do; to make; to build.

मृत्युंजय (Sanskrit): the "Conqueror of Death"; an epithet of Shiva

Definitions

  1. the "Conqueror of Death"; an epithet of Shiva

Ancestry of “मृत्युंजय”, step by step

मृत्युंजय traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Sanskrit जय

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritजयconquest, victory, triumph, winning, being...
2Sanskritकर्ताnominative singular of कर्तृ
3Sanskritकर्तृmaker; doer; agent; author one who does, makes, or acts
4Sanskritकृto make
5Proto-Indo-Europeankʷer-to do; to make; to build

via Sanskrit मृत्यु

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritमृत्युdeath, dying; Death personified, the god of...
2Sanskritमृto die
3Proto-Indo-Iranian*mar-—

Words derived from “मृत्युंजय”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷer- →Every word from Sanskrit कृ →Every word from Sanskrit कर्तृ →