Where does “Brahma” come from?

Brahma comes from Sanskrit ब्रह्मन्, from Proto-Indo-Aryan bʰŕ̥źʰma, from Proto-Indo-Iranian bʰŕ̥ȷ́ʰma, from Proto-Indo-European bʰerǵʰ-.

Brahma (English): A large domestic fowl from the Brahmaputra region...

Definitions

  1. A large domestic fowl from the Brahmaputra region...

Ancestry of “Brahma”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritब्रह्मpriest
2Sanskritब्रह्मन्pious effusion or utterance, outpouring of the...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰerǵʰ-to rise; high, lofty; hill, mountain
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰerǵʰ- →Every word from Sanskrit ब्रह्मन् →Every word from Sanskrit ब्रह्म →
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