English
Shikhandi
Shikhandi comes from Sanskrit शिखण्डिन्.
- Sanskritc. 1500–500 BCEशिखण्डिन्śikhaṇḍin
- EnglishtodayShikhandi
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Sanskritc. 1500–500 BCEशिखण्डिन्śikhaṇḍin
- EnglishtodayShikhandi
Every English word from Sanskrit शिखण्डिन्
Today it means
name A character in the Mahabharata, child of Drupada, born as a girl but transformed into a boy by a yaksha; slayer of Bhishma.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Sanskrit शिखण्डिन् / Shikhandi