चन्द्

Sanskrit

Etymology

From the Proto-Indo-European *(s)kand- (“to glow, shine”).

Root

चन्द् • (cand)

to shine, be bright (Dhātup.)
to gladden (ib.)

Derived terms

चन्द्र (candra)

References

Monier Williams (1899), “चन्द्”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, OCLC 458052227, page 0386.

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