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Where does “ब्रह्मांड” come from?

ब्रह्मांड (Hindi) comes from Sanskrit ब्रह्माण्ड, from Sanskrit ब्रह्म, from Sanskrit ब्रह्मन्, from Proto-Indo-European bʰerǵʰ- — to rise; high, lofty; hill, mountain.

ब्रह्मांड (Hindi): the universe; "cosmic egg"

Definitions

  1. the universe; "cosmic egg"

Ancestry of “ब्रह्मांड”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritब्रह्माण्डworld, cosmos, universe; Lord Brahma's egg;...
2Sanskritब्रह्मpriest
3Sanskritब्रह्मन्pious effusion or utterance, outpouring of the...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰerǵʰ-to rise; high, lofty; hill, mountain

Words derived from “ब्रह्मांड”

  • ब्रह्माण्ड
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