Where does “Bhavani” come from?
Bhavani (English) comes from Sanskrit भवानी, from Sanskrit भव, from Sanskrit भू, from Proto-Indo-European bʰuH- — to become, grow, appear.
Bhavani (English): An epithet of a Hindu goddess associated with goddess Durga, identified in later times with Parvati (she is the wife of Shiva) within the tradition of Shaivism
Definitions
- An epithet of a Hindu goddess associated with goddess Durga, identified in later times with Parvati (she is the wife of Shiva) within the tradition of Shaivism
Ancestry of “Bhavani”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sanskrit | भवानी | Name of a Hindu goddess associated with goddess Durga, identified in later times with Parvati (she is the wife of Shiva) within the tradition of Shaivism |
| 2 | Sanskrit | भव | coming into existence, birth, production, origin (= भाव Vop.; ifc., with f(आ). = arising or produced from, being in, relating to) Yājñ. MBh. Kāv. &c |
| 3 | Sanskrit | भू | the act of becoming or arising; the place of... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰuH- | to become, grow, appear |