𑀘𑀁𑀤𑀪𑀸𑀕𑀸

Prakrit

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-Iranian *(s)čandrás

Sanskrit चन्द्र (candra)

Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂g-

Proto-Indo-European *-ós

Proto-Indo-Iranian *bʰāgás

Sanskrit भाग (bhāga)

Sanskrit चन्द्रभागा (candrabhāgā)

Prakrit 𑀘𑀁𑀤𑀪𑀸𑀕𑀸 (caṃdabhāgā)

From Sanskrit चन्द्रभागा (candrabhāgā), from चन्द्र (candra) + भाग (bhāga).

Proper noun

𑀘𑀁𑀤𑀪𑀸𑀕𑀸 (caṃdabhāgā) (Devanagari चंदभागा)

1. Chenab (a river in Punjab, Pakistan and the union territory of Jammu and Kashmir and the state of Himachal Pradesh in India)

Descendants

• Punjabi: jhanāṉ

  Gurmukhi script: ਝਨਾਂ

  Shahmukhi script: جَھناں

References

• Sheth, Hargovind Das T[rikamcand] (1923–1928) “चंद”, in पाइअ-सद्द-महण्णवो [pāia-sadda-mahaṇṇavo, Ocean of Prakrit words] (in Hindi), Calcutta: [Published by the Author].