Where does “சனி” come from?

சனி (Tamil) comes from Sanskrit शनि, from Sanskrit शनैस् — slowly.

சனி (Tamil): the planet Saturn; bad luck, disaster; Saturday

Definitions

  1. the planet Saturn; bad luck, disaster; Saturday

Ancestry of “சனி”, step by step

சனி traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Sanskrit शनि

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1SanskritशनिSaturn
2Sanskritशनैस्slowly

via Sanskrit जन्

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritजन्class 1; to generate, beget, produce, create,...
2Proto-Indo-Europeanǵenh₁-to produce, to beget, to give birth

Words derived from “சனி”

Every word from Sanskrit शनैस् →Every word from Sanskrit शनि →