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Where does “पवित्र” come from?

पवित्र (Sanskrit) comes from Sanskrit पव, from Sanskrit प, from Proto-Indo-European per-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.

पवित्र (Sanskrit): purifying, averting evil, pure, holy, sacred,...

Definitions

  1. purifying, averting evil, pure, holy, sacred,...

Ancestry of “पवित्र”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritपवpurification
2Sanskritपprotecting; drinking
3Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed

Words derived from “पवित्र”

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