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Where does “सोमनाथ” come from?

सोमनाथ (Sanskrit) comes from Sanskrit सोम, from Proto-Indo-Iranian sáwHmas, from Proto-Indo-European sówh₂-mo-s, from Proto-Indo-European sewh₂- — to pour out, rain, to press out, extract.

Ancestry of “सोमनाथ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritसोमrelating to soma; together with उमा; juice,...
2Proto-Indo-IraniansáwHmassoma, haoma
3Proto-Indo-Europeansówh₂-mo-s—
4Proto-Indo-Europeansewh₂-to pour out, rain, to press out, extract

Words derived from “सोमनाथ”

  • Somnath
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sewh₂- →