Where does “brahman” come from?

brahman (Finnish) comes from Finnish brahma, from Sanskrit ब्रह्मन्, from Proto-Indo-European bʰerǵʰ- — to rise; high, lofty; hill, mountain.

brahman (Finnish): Genitive singular form of brahma

Definitions

  1. Genitive singular form of brahma

Ancestry of “brahman”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishbrahmaBrahman
2Sanskritब्रह्मन्pious effusion or utterance, outpouring of the...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰerǵʰ-to rise; high, lofty; hill, mountain
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰerǵʰ- →Every word from Sanskrit ब्रह्मन् →Every word from Finnish brahma →