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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”

  • Singapore
  • Singh
  • Singaporean
  • Sinhala
  • Narasimha
  • Singaporan
  • Singaporeanness
  • Singaporese
  • Singaporeanize
  • Singaporeanization
  • Singaporeanism
  • 星加坡
  • 新加坡
  • Singapur
  • Singeapór
  • Singeapórach
  • సింహరాశి
  • సింగ్
  • సింహాస్యము
  • సింహము
  • గ్రామసింహము
  • సింహావలోకనము
  • సింహలము
  • सिंघ
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