Where does “सिंह” come from?

सिंह (Sanskrit) comes from Proto-Indo-Aryan sinźʰás, from Proto-Indo-Iranian sinȷ́ʰás, from Proto-Indo-European *sinǵʰós-.

सिंह (Sanskrit): the lion; the zodiacal sign Leo or its lagna;...

Definitions

  1. the lion; the zodiacal sign Leo or its lagna;...

Ancestry of “सिंह”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Aryansinźʰás—
2Proto-Indo-Iraniansinȷ́ʰáslion
3Proto-Indo-European*sinǵʰós-—

Words derived from “सिंह”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European *sinǵʰós- →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian sinȷ́ʰás →Every word from Proto-Indo-Aryan sinźʰás →