चन्द्

Sanskrit

Etymology

From the Proto-Indo-European root *(s)kand- (“to glow, shine”).

Root

चन्द् • (cand)

  1. to shine, be bright (Dhātup.)
  2. to gladden (ib.)

Derived terms

References

  • Sir Monier Monier-Williams (1898) A Sanskrit-English dictionary etymologically and philologically arranged with special reference to cognate Indo-European languages, Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 0386
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