Where does “காந்தி” come from?
காந்தி (Tamil) comes from Gujarati ગાંધી, from Hindi गांधी, from Sanskrit गान्धिक, from Sanskrit गन्ध, from Sanskrit रस, from Proto-Indo-Iranian Hrásas, from Proto-Indo-European h₁rṓs — (trickling) liquid, moisture.
காந்தி (Tamil): brightness, lustre, light, glare
Definitions
- brightness, lustre, light, glare
Ancestry of “காந்தி”, step by step
காந்தி traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Gujarati ગાંધી
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gujarati | ગાંધી | Gandhi |
| 2 | Hindi | गांधी | — |
| 3 | Sanskrit | गान्धिक | perfumier |
| 4 | Sanskrit | गन्ध | odour, smell, fragrance; fragrant substance,... |
| 5 | Sanskrit | रस | the sap or juice of plants and fruits; fluid,... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | Hrásas | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁rṓs | (trickling) liquid, moisture |
via Sanskrit कान्ति
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sanskrit | कान्ति | desire, wish |
| 2 | Sanskrit | कम् | to wish, desire, long for; to love, be in love... |
| 3 | Sanskrit | काम | wish, desire, longing; love, affection, object of... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | káHmas | wish, desire |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | kóh₂-mo-s | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | keh₂- | to desire, wish |