English
Yamuna
Yamuna comes from Sanskrit यमुना.
- Sanskritc. 1500–500 BCEयमुनाyamunā
- EnglishtodayYamuna
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Earlier history uncertain.
Lineage
- Sanskritc. 1500–500 BCEयमुनाyamunā
- EnglishtodayYamuna
The story
A transliteration of Sanskrit यमुना (yamunā), which is from यम (yama, “twin”), as the Yamuna runs in parallel with the Ganges.
Every English word from Sanskrit यमुना
Today it means
name The largest tributary river of the Ganges in northern India.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Sanskrit यमुना / Yamuna