English
Narayana
Narayana comes from Sanskrit नारायण ‘the son of the original Man’, and goes back to Proto-Indo-European *h₂nḗr.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₂nḗr‘man’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-Iranianc. 2500–1800 BCE*Hnā́‘man, manpower’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-Aryanprehistoric (reconstructed)same formreconstructed
- Sanskritc. 1500–500 BCEनरnara‘the primeval Man or eternal Spirit’
- Sanskrit, derivedc. 1500–500 BCEनारायणnārāyaṇá‘the son of the original Man’
- EnglishtodayNarayana
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₂nḗr‘man’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-Iranianc. 2500–1800 BCE*Hnā́‘man, manpower’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-Aryanprehistoric (reconstructed)same formreconstructed
- Sanskritc. 1500–500 BCEनरnara‘the primeval Man or eternal Spirit’
- Sanskrit, derivedc. 1500–500 BCEनारायणnārāyaṇá‘the son of the original Man’
- EnglishtodayNarayana
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *h₂nḗr ‘man’
Today it means
name Vishnu.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *h₂nḗr / Narayana