Where does “शंतनु” come from?

शंतनु (Sanskrit) comes from Sanskrit तनु, from Sanskrit तनू, from Proto-Indo-Iranian tanúHs, from Proto-Indo-European tenuh₂- — body.

शंतनु (Sanskrit): wholesome for the body or the person

Definitions

  1. wholesome for the body or the person

Ancestry of “शंतनु”, step by step

शंतनु traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Sanskrit तनु

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritतनुthin, slender, attenuated, emaciated, small,...
2Sanskritतनूbody, person, self; form or manifestation
3Proto-Indo-IraniantanúHsbody, self
4Proto-Indo-Europeantenuh₂-body

via Sanskrit शम्

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritशम्to toil at, fatigue or exert one's self; to...
2Proto-Indo-Europeanḱemh₂-to toil, to exert oneself

Words derived from “शंतनु

Every word from Proto-Indo-European tenuh₂-Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian tanúHsEvery word from Sanskrit तनू