Where does “अथर्वन्” come from?

अथर्वन् (Sanskrit) comes from Proto-Indo-Aryan átʰarwā, from Proto-Indo-Iranian átʰarwā — priest.

अथर्वन् (Sanskrit): a priest who has to do with fire and Soma

Definitions

  1. a priest who has to do with fire and Soma

Ancestry of “अथर्वन्”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Aryanátʰarwā—
2Proto-Indo-Iranianátʰarwāpriest

Words derived from “अथर्वन्”

Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian átʰarwā →Every word from Proto-Indo-Aryan átʰarwā →