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in reply to a message by Anika
The etymological division is at -inder which is a Punjabi version of Sanskrit indra, see my post at http://www.behindthename.com/bb/arcview.php?id=2844923&board=gen for a look at that element. (Incidentally, it has been correctly pointed out that the etymological link between Uranos and varuNa that I claimed there has little support). It is very common element in names among the adherents of Sikhism, which is traditionally considered a different religion than Hinduism; and Sikh names tend to be unisex.
parama, superlative of para, cognate with English far and meaning beyond, means extreme or most. That gives parminder. The element jas- is easy to explain as in my post referred to above, but the -m- element there, unless analogical, I can't explain.
But then, I do not know Punjabi, and the Sikh culture (there are Hindu, Muslim and Sikh Punjabis) has a rich tradition of beautiful names and places emphasis on name meanings, though they are sometimes folk etymological. You might get a better answer from someone who knows the language.
parama, superlative of para, cognate with English far and meaning beyond, means extreme or most. That gives parminder. The element jas- is easy to explain as in my post referred to above, but the -m- element there, unless analogical, I can't explain.
But then, I do not know Punjabi, and the Sikh culture (there are Hindu, Muslim and Sikh Punjabis) has a rich tradition of beautiful names and places emphasis on name meanings, though they are sometimes folk etymological. You might get a better answer from someone who knows the language.
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