Where does “Bahman” come from?
Bahman (English) comes from Punjabi ਬਾਹਮਣ, from Sanskrit ब्राह्मण, from Sanskrit ब्रह्मन्, from Proto-Indo-European bʰerǵʰ- — to rise; high, lofty; hill, mountain.
Bahman (English): The eleventh solar month of the Persian calendar
Definitions
- The eleventh solar month of the Persian calendar
Ancestry of “Bahman”, step by step
Bahman traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Punjabi ਬਾਹਮਣ
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Punjabi | ਬਾਹਮਣ | a Brahman |
| 2 | Sanskrit | ब्राह्मण | relating to or given by a Brahmin, befitting or... |
| 3 | Sanskrit | ब्रह्मन् | pious effusion or utterance, outpouring of the... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰerǵʰ- | to rise; high, lofty; hill, mountain |
via Persian بهمن
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Persian | بهمن | avalanche; behen, which is cultivated for its... |
| 2 | Middle Persian | whwmn' | — |
| 3 | Old Persian | *Vahumanah | — |