Where does “abhisheka” come from?
abhisheka (English) comes from Sanskrit अभिषेक, from Sanskrit अभिसेचते, from Sanskrit अभि, from Proto-Indo-Aryan Habʰí, from Proto-Indo-Iranian Habʰí, from Proto-Indo-European h₂m̥bʰi, from Proto-Indo-European h₂n̥tbʰi, from Proto-Indo-European h₂énts — on, onto.
abhisheka (English): A ceremony involving ritual washing, cleansing or...
Definitions
- A ceremony involving ritual washing, cleansing or...
Ancestry of “abhisheka”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sanskrit | अभिषेक | consecration; consecration by watering; water... |
| 2 | Sanskrit | अभिसेचते | he sprinkles |
| 3 | Sanskrit | अभि | to, towards, in the direction of, against; for,... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | Habʰí | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | Habʰí | to, against; for, on account of |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂m̥bʰi | around, on either side of, about; in exchange... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂n̥tbʰi | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂énts | forehead; front |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ent- | face; forehead; front |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂en- | on, onto |