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.
Ancestry of “Airavata”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Sanskrit | ऐरावत | produced from the ocean; name of Indra's elephant |
| 2 | Sanskrit | इरावत् | — |
| 3 | Sanskrit | -वत् | -ful, rich; as, like; having the qualities of |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | -wénts | Forms possessive adjectives from nominal stems |