Where does “авата́р” come from?
авата́р (Russian) comes from English avatar, from Hindi अवतार, 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.
авата́р (Russian): avatar (a digital representation of person)
Definitions
- avatar (a digital representation of person)
Ancestry of “авата́р”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | avatar | the incarnation of a deity, particularly Vishnu;... |
| 2 | Hindi | अवतार | an incarnation; incarnation of a deity, descent... |
| 3 | 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) |
| 4 | Sanskrit | अव | off, away; down; this |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | Háwa | away from, off; down |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ew | away from, off; again |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰe | Postpositional intensifying particle: indeed, at any rate, in fact |