Where does “रघुनाथ” come from?

रघुनाथ (Sanskrit) comes from Sanskrit नाथ, from Proto-Indo-Aryan HnaHtʰás, from Proto-Indo-Iranian HnaHtʰás, from Proto-Indo-European h₃neh₂- — to enjoy.

रघुनाथ (Sanskrit): an epithet of Rama

Definitions

  1. an epithet of Rama

Ancestry of “रघुनाथ”, step by step

रघुनाथ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Sanskrit नाथ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritनाथrefuge, help, resort; protector, patron,...
2Proto-Indo-AryanHnaHtʰás—
3Proto-Indo-IranianHnaHtʰás—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃neh₂-to enjoy

via Sanskrit रघु

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritरघुfleet, rapid; light, fickle; a racer
2Proto-Indo-IranianHlagʰúšlightweight, swift, agile
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁léngʰuslightweight
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁lengʷʰ-light

Words derived from “रघुनाथ”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃neh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian HnaHtʰás →Every word from Proto-Indo-Aryan HnaHtʰás →