Where does “अथर्व” come from?

अथर्व (Hindi) comes from Sanskrit अथर्वन्, from Proto-Indo-Aryan átʰarwā, from Proto-Indo-Iranian átʰarwā — priest.

अथर्व (Hindi): Atharvaveda, the fourth Veda

Definitions

  1. Atharvaveda, the fourth Veda

Ancestry of “अथर्व”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritअथर्वन्a priest who has to do with fire and Soma
2Proto-Indo-Aryanátʰarwā—
3Proto-Indo-Iranianátʰarwāpriest
Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian átʰarwā →Every word from Proto-Indo-Aryan átʰarwā →Every word from Sanskrit अथर्वन् →