Where does “범어” come from?

범어 (Korean) comes from Chinese 梵, from Sanskrit ब्रह्मन्, from Proto-Indo-European bʰerǵʰ- — to rise; high, lofty; hill, mountain.

범어 (Korean): Sanskrit

Definitions

  1. Sanskrit

Ancestry of “범어”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Chinese梵—
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 Chinese 梵 →