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Where does “Parvati” come from?

Parvati derives from Sanskrit पार्वती, from Sanskrit पर्वत meaning "mountain," from Proto-Indo-Aryan párwatas, Proto-Indo-Iranian párwatas, and Proto-Indo-European pérwn̥-to-s from the root per-.

Ancestry of “Parvati”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritपार्वतीa mountain stream; Boswellia thurifera; Grislea...
2Sanskritपर्वतmountain, mountain range, height, hill, rock; an...
3Proto-Indo-Aryanpárwatas—
4Proto-Indo-Iranianpárwatasmountain
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpérwr̥ford, crossing; rock; mountain
6Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed
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