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...
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Ancestry of “puja”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sanskrit | पूजा | worship; veneration; adoration of a god |
| 2 | Sanskrit | पूज् | to worship, revere, honor, respect, regard |
| 3 | Hindi | पच | — |
| 4 | Hindi | पेच | screw; an intricate matter |
| 5 | Persian | پیچ | curve, curvature; twist, curl; screw |
| 6 | Armenian | բիճ | bastard, illegitimate child |
| 7 | Middle Armenian | բիճ | bastard, illegitimate child |