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 — Postpositional intensifying particle: indeed, at any rate, in fact.
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 (especially of a deity from heaven), appearance of any deity upon earth (but more particularly the incarnations of Vishnu in ten principal forms, namely Matsya, Kurma, Varaha, Narasimha, Vamana, Parashurama, Rāma, Krishna, Buddha, and Kalki) |
| 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 | Postpositional intensifying particle: indeed, at any rate, in fact |