Where does “కృష్ణ” come from?

కృష్ణ (Telugu) comes from Sanskrit कृष्ण, from Proto-Indo-Aryan kr̥ṣnás, from Proto-Indo-Iranian kr̥šnás, from Proto-Indo-European kr̥snós, from Proto-Indo-European kers- — black, dirty; run; to run.

కృష్ణ (Telugu): Krishna, a deity worshiped across many traditions of Hinduism

Definitions

  1. Krishna, a deity worshiped across many traditions of Hinduism

Ancestry of “కృష్ణ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritकृष्णblack, dark, dark-blue; black or dark-blue;...
2Proto-Indo-Aryankr̥ṣnás—
3Proto-Indo-Iraniankr̥šnásblack, dark
4Proto-Indo-Europeankr̥snósblack; dark, dusky
5Proto-Indo-Europeankers-black, dirty; run; to run

Words derived from “కృష్ణ”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European kers- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kr̥snós →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian kr̥šnás →
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