English
kumbha
Kumbha comes from Sanskrit कुम्भ ‘a jar, pitcher, water-pot, ewer, small water-jar’, and goes back to Proto-Indo-Iranian *kʰumbʰás.
- Proto-Indo-Iranianc. 2500–1800 BCE*kʰumbʰás‘pot’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-Aryanprehistoric (reconstructed)*kumbʰásreconstructed
- Sanskritc. 1500–500 BCEकुम्भkumbha‘a jar, pitcher, water-pot, ewer, small water-jar’
- Englishtodaykumbha
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Iranianc. 2500–1800 BCE*kʰumbʰás‘pot’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-Aryanprehistoric (reconstructed)*kumbʰásreconstructed
- Sanskritc. 1500–500 BCEकुम्भkumbha‘a jar, pitcher, water-pot, ewer, small water-jar’
- Englishtodaykumbha
Every English word from Proto-Indo-Iranian *kʰumbʰás
Today it means
noun A piece of Indian pottery symbolizing the womb and fertility.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-Iranian *kʰumbʰás / kumbha