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Where does “havan” come from?

havan (English) comes from Sanskrit हवन, from Sanskrit ह, from Sanskrit हन्, from Proto-Indo-Iranian ǰʰan-.

havan (English): A ritual, rooted in the Vedic religion, in which...

Definitions

  1. A ritual, rooted in the Vedic religion, in which...

Ancestry of “havan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritहवन—
2Sanskritह—
3Sanskritहन्killing, striking, slaying; to strike, beat; to...
4Proto-Indo-Iranianǰʰan-—
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