English
Ranganath
Ranganath comes from Sanskrit रङ्गनाथ.
- Sanskritc. 1500–500 BCEरङ्गनाथraṅganātha
- EnglishtodayRanganath
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Sanskritc. 1500–500 BCEरङ्गनाथraṅganātha
- EnglishtodayRanganath
A compound of रङ्ग ‘color, hue, theater’ + नाथ ‘protector, patron, possessor, owner, ward,…’
Proto-Indo-European *h₃neh₂- ‘to help, support’
Sanskrit नाथ ‘protector, patron, possessor, owner, ward, guardian, lord’
Every English word from Sanskrit रङ्गनाथ
Today it means
name A male given name from Sanskrit commonly used in India.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Sanskrit रङ्गनाथ / Ranganath