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
- 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
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Sanskrit | तनु | thin, slender, attenuated, emaciated, small,... |
| 2 | Sanskrit | तनू | body, person, self; form or manifestation |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | tanúHs | body, self |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | tenuh₂- | body |
via Sanskrit शम्
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Sanskrit | शम् | to toil at, fatigue or exert one's self; to... |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱemh₂- | to toil, to exert oneself |
Words derived from “शंतनु”