Etymograph

English

Gagan

Gagan comes from Sanskrit गगन ‘the atmosphere, sky, firmament’.

  1. Sanskritc. 1500–500 BCEगगनgagana‘the atmosphere, sky, firmament’
  2. EnglishtodayGagan

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Earlier history uncertain.

Lineage

  1. Sanskritc. 1500–500 BCEगगनgagana‘the atmosphere, sky, firmament’
  2. EnglishtodayGagan

Linked words

through Proto-Indo-European *gʷem- ‘to come, to step’

come, coming, event, base, basic, basis, revenue, convention, adventure, avenue, bass, venue, diabetes, inventory, cum, convenience, advent, intervene, inventor, invent, souvenir, pug, convene, provenance, contravention, circumvention, contravene, revenant, quim, 56 more

Today it means

name A male given name from Sanskrit used in India.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / Sanskrit गगन / Gagan