Where does “Rāma” come from?

Rāma (English) comes from Sanskrit राम, from Proto-Indo-Iranian raHmás, from Proto-Indo-European reh₁mós — dirty; dirt.

Rāma (English): A mythological king of Ayodhya in ancient India, considered to be the seventh avatar of Vishnu and a lila-avatara described in Bhagavata Purana; one of the most worshipped Hindu deities

Definitions

  1. A mythological king of Ayodhya in ancient India, considered to be the seventh avatar of Vishnu and a lila-avatara described in Bhagavata Purana; one of the most worshipped Hindu deities

Ancestry of “Rāma”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritरामdark, dark-coloured, black; white; pleasing,...
2Proto-Indo-IranianraHmás—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanreh₁mósdirty; dirt

Words derived from “Rāma”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European reh₁mós →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian raHmás →Every word from Sanskrit राम →