Where does “रक्तबीज” come from?

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

रक्तबीज (Sanskrit): “blood-seed”; the pomegranate tree. L; Name of a...

Definitions

  1. “blood-seed”; the pomegranate tree. L; Name of a...

Ancestry of “रक्तबीज”, step by step

रक्तबीज traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Sanskrit रक्त

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

via Sanskrit बीज

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritबीजseed; semen; grain
2Proto-Indo-IranianbíHȷ́amseed; semen

Words derived from “रक्तबीज”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European *(s)reg- →Every word from Sanskrit रञ्ज् →Every word from Sanskrit रक्त →