Where does “Balarama” come from?

Balarama (English) comes from Sanskrit बलराम, from Sanskrit बल, from Proto-Indo-Aryan bálas, from Proto-Indo-Iranian bálas, from Proto-Indo-European bel- — to dig, cut off?; strong; power, strength.

Balarama (English): Balarama, son of Vasudeva, and Rohini, brother of Subhadra, and Krishna, who uses a plough as his weapon

Definitions

  1. Balarama, son of Vasudeva, and Rohini, brother of Subhadra, and Krishna, who uses a plough as his weapon

Ancestry of “Balarama”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1SanskritबलरामBalarama, son of Vasudeva, and Rohini, brother of Subhadra, and Krishna
2Sanskritबलpower, strength, might, vigour, force, validity;...
3Proto-Indo-Aryanbálas—
4Proto-Indo-Iranianbálasstrong, forceful
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbel-to dig, cut off?; strong; power, strength
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