Where does “हयग्रीव” come from?

हयग्रीव (Sanskrit) comes from Sanskrit हय, from Proto-Indo-Aryan źʰáyas, from Proto-Indo-Iranian ȷ́ʰáyas, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰéyos, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰey- — winter.

हयग्रीव (Sanskrit): From हय + ग्रीव ‘horse-necked’; N. of a form...

Definitions

  1. From हय + ग्रीव ‘horse-necked’; N. of a form...

Ancestry of “हयग्रीव”, step by step

हयग्रीव traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Sanskrit हय

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritहयa horse
2Proto-Indo-Aryanźʰáyas—
3Proto-Indo-Iranianȷ́ʰáyashorse
4Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰéyoshorse
5Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰey-winter

via Sanskrit ग्रीवा

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritग्रीवाthe back part of the neck, nape, neck
2Proto-Indo-IraniangriHwáHneck, throat
3Proto-Indo-EuropeangʷriHwéh₂mane, nape; neck, throat; estuary, mouth of an...
4Proto-Indo-Europeangʷerh₃-to swallow, devour, eat

Words derived from “हयग्रीव”

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