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Where does “हिरण्य” come from?

हिरण्य (Sanskrit) comes from Proto-Indo-Aryan źʰr̥Hanyam, from Proto-Indo-Iranian ȷ́ʰr̥Hanyam, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰl̥h₃enyom, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰelh₃- — to flourish; green, yellow.

हिरण्य (Sanskrit): gold; any vessel or ornament made of gold; a gold...

Definitions

  1. gold; any vessel or ornament made of gold; a gold...

Ancestry of “हिरण्य”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Aryanźʰr̥Hanyam—
2Proto-Indo-Iranianȷ́ʰr̥Hanyamgold
3Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰl̥h₃enyom—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰelh₃-to flourish; green, yellow

Words derived from “हिरण्य”

  • Hiranyagarbha
  • హిరణ్యము
  • హిరణ్యగర్భుడు
  • హిరణ్యగర్భము
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