Etymograph

English

Shani

Shani comes from Sanskrit शनि, and goes back to शनैस् ‘slow moving’.

  1. Sanskritc. 1500–500 BCEशनैस्śánais‘slow moving’
  2. Sanskrit, derivedc. 1500–500 BCEशनिŚani
  3. EnglishtodayShani

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Earlier history uncertain.

Lineage

  1. Sanskritc. 1500–500 BCEशनैस्śánais‘slow moving’
  2. Sanskrit, derivedc. 1500–500 BCEशनिŚani
  3. EnglishtodayShani

Linked words

through Proto-Indo-European *ḱEn-

center, central, eccentric, 11 more

Today it means

name A deity in Hinduism, the personification of the planet Saturn, associated with justice, karma, and discipline.

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

Etymograph / Sanskrit शनैस् / Shani

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