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Kanchan
Kanchan comes from Hindi कंचन ‘gold’, and goes back to Proto-Indo-European *kn̥h₂ónks ‘golden, honey-colored’.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*kn̥h₂ónks‘golden, honey-colored’reconstructed
- Sanskritc. 1500–500 BCEकाञ्चन‘gold’
- Hindic. 1500–presentकंचनkañcan‘gold’
- EnglishtodayKanchan
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*kn̥h₂ónks‘golden, honey-colored’reconstructed
- Sanskritc. 1500–500 BCEकाञ्चन‘gold’
- Hindic. 1500–presentकंचनkañcan‘gold’
- EnglishtodayKanchan
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *kn̥h₂ónks ‘golden, honey-colored’
Today it means
name A female given name from Sanskrit used in India.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *kn̥h₂ónks / Kanchan