Where does “अवतार” come from?
अवतार (Marathi) comes from Old Marathi 𑘀𑘪𑘝𑘰𑘨, from Sanskrit अवतार, from Sanskrit अव, from Proto-Indo-Iranian Háwa, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ew, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰe.
अवतार (Marathi): avatar; descending, descent
Definitions
- avatar; descending, descent
Ancestry of “अवतार”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Marathi | 𑘀𑘪𑘝𑘰𑘨 | — |
| 2 | Sanskrit | अवतार | avatar: descent , appearance of any deity upon... |
| 3 | Sanskrit | अव | off, away; down; this |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | Háwa | away from, off; down |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ew | away from, off; again |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰe | — |