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Where does “puja” come from?

Puja comes from Sanskrit पूजा, derived from the Sanskrit root पूज्, which originally meant to honor or revere.

puja (English): A religious ritual performed in South Asia as an...

Definitions

  1. A religious ritual performed in South Asia as an...

Ancestry of “puja”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritपूजाworship; veneration; adoration of a god
2Sanskritपूज्—
3Hindiपच—
4Hindiपेचscrew; an intricate matter
5Persianپیچcurve, curvature; twist, curl; screw
6Armenianբիճ—
7Middle Armenianբիճ—
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