Purana and Kena Upanishad . [2] Etymology Sanskrit himavant- translates to "having much snow". Sanskrit himá "frost, snow" is cognate to Latin hiems "winter" from PIE [Proto-Indo-European language] g h yem- . UKT: PIE is noted for Glottal consonants aka laryngeal consonants.  The following is from: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glottal_consonant 120711 Glottal consonants ,