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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.

Ancestry of “Bhavani”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritभवानी—
2Sanskritभवcoming into existence, birth, production, origin ...
3Sanskritभूthe act of becoming or arising; the place of...
4Proto-Indo-EuropeanbʰuH-to become, grow, appear
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