Where does “विजयादशमी” come from?
विजयादशमी (Sanskrit) comes from Sanskrit विजय, from Sanskrit जय, from Sanskrit कर्ता, from Sanskrit कर्तृ, from Sanskrit कृ, from Proto-Indo-European kʷer- — to do; to make; to build.
विजयादशमी (Sanskrit): Vijayadashami
Definitions
- Vijayadashami
Ancestry of “विजयादशमी”, step by step
विजयादशमी traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Sanskrit विजय
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sanskrit | विजय | contest for victory, conquest, triumph,... |
| 2 | Sanskrit | जय | conquest, victory, triumph, winning, being... |
| 3 | Sanskrit | कर्ता | nominative singular of कर्तृ |
| 4 | Sanskrit | कर्तृ | maker; doer; agent; author one who does, makes, or acts |
| 5 | Sanskrit | कृ | to make |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷer- | to do; to make; to build |