Where does “विश्वामित्र” come from?

विश्वामित्र (Sanskrit) comes from Sanskrit मित्र, from Proto-Indo-Aryan mitrás, from Proto-Indo-Iranian mitrás, from Proto-Indo-European mēy- — soft, tender, dear.

विश्वामित्र (Sanskrit): Vishvamitra, son of Gādhi, father of Shakuntala, composer of some hymns of the 3rd Mandala of the Rigveda and the Gayatri Mantra

Definitions

  1. Vishvamitra, son of Gādhi, father of Shakuntala, composer of some hymns of the 3rd Mandala of the Rigveda and the Gayatri Mantra

Ancestry of “विश्वामित्र”, step by step

विश्वामित्र traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Sanskrit मित्र

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritमित्रa friend, companion, associate; the sun;...
2Proto-Indo-Aryanmitrásfriend
3Proto-Indo-Iranianmitráscovenant; treaty; agreement
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmēy-soft, tender, dear

via Sanskrit विश्वा

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritविश्वाthe earth

Words derived from “विश्वामित्र”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European mēy- →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian mitrás →Every word from Proto-Indo-Aryan mitrás →