चन्द्

चन्द्

Sanskrit

Etymology

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

Root

चन्द् • (cand)

1. to shine, be bright (Dhātup.)
2. 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.