Where does “शूर्पणखा” come from?

शूर्पणखा (Sanskrit) comes from Sanskrit नख, from Proto-Indo-Aryan Hnakʰás, from Proto-Indo-European h₃nogʰ- — claw, nail; nail.

शूर्पणखा (Sanskrit): Name of the sister of Ravana in Ramayana

Definitions

  1. Name of the sister of Ravana in Ramayana

Ancestry of “शूर्पणखा”, step by step

शूर्पणखा traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Sanskrit नख

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritनखnail
2Proto-Indo-AryanHnakʰás—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃nogʰ-claw, nail; nail

via Sanskrit शूर्प

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritशूर्पa winnowing basket or fan
2Sanskritशूर्प्class 10; to measure or mete out

Words derived from “शूर्पणखा”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃nogʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-Aryan Hnakʰás →Every word from Sanskrit नख →
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