Where does “Airavata” come from?

Airavata (English) comes from Sanskrit ऐरावत, from Sanskrit इरावत्, from Sanskrit -वत्, from Proto-Indo-European -wénts — Forms possessive adjectives from nominal stems.

Airavata (English): Name of the mythological white elephant, mount of Indra

Definitions

  1. Name of the mythological white elephant, mount of Indra

Ancestry of “Airavata”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritऐरावतproduced from the ocean; name of Indra's elephant
2Sanskritइरावत्possessing food, full of food
3Sanskrit-वत्-ful, rich; as, like; having the qualities of
4Proto-Indo-European-wéntsForms possessive adjectives from nominal stems
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -wénts →Every word from Sanskrit -वत् →Every word from Sanskrit इरावत् →