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Where does “पावक” come from?

पावक (Sanskrit) comes from Proto-Indo-Iranian pawHākás, from Proto-Indo-European pewH- — to be clean, pure.

पावक (Sanskrit): pure, clear, bright, shining; fire or the god of...

Definitions

  1. pure, clear, bright, shining; fire or the god of...

Ancestry of “पावक”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-IranianpawHākás—
2Proto-Indo-EuropeanpewH-to be clean, pure

Words derived from “पावक”

  • pawaka
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