Where does “हेमन्त” come from?
हेमन्त (Sanskrit) comes from Proto-Indo-Iranian ȷ́ʰaymantás, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰeyméns, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰey- — winter.
हेमन्त (Sanskrit): winter, the cold season
Definitions
- winter, the cold season
Ancestry of “हेमन्त”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | ȷ́ʰaymantás | — |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰeyméns | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰey- | winter |