Where does “ब्राह्मण” come from?

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

ब्राह्मण (Hindi): a Brahmin

Definitions

  1. a Brahmin

Ancestry of “ब्राह्मण”, step by step

ब्राह्मण traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Sanskrit ब्राह्मण

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritब्राह्मणrelating to or given by a Brahmin, befitting or...
2Sanskritब्रह्मन्pious effusion or utterance, outpouring of the...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰerǵʰ-to rise; high, lofty; hill, mountain

via Urdu براہمن

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Urduبراہمن—

Words derived from “ब्राह्मण”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰerǵʰ- →Every word from Sanskrit ब्रह्मन् →Every word from Sanskrit ब्राह्मण →