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Where does “रक्तदन्ती” come from?

रक्तदन्ती (Sanskrit) comes from Sanskrit रक्त, from Sanskrit रञ्ज्, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)reg-.

रक्तदन्ती (Sanskrit): ‘red-toothed’; Name of Durga

Definitions

  1. ‘red-toothed’; Name of Durga

Ancestry of “रक्तदन्ती”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritरक्तred; safflower L; Barringtonia acutangula L
2Sanskritरञ्ज्to redden; to dye or color
3Proto-Indo-European*(s)reg-—
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