Where does “ब्रह्मचर्य” come from?
ब्रह्मचर्य (Sanskrit) comes from Sanskrit ब्रह्म, from Sanskrit ब्रह्मन्, from Proto-Indo-European bʰerǵʰ- — to rise; high, lofty; hill, mountain.
ब्रह्मचर्य (Sanskrit): Brahmacharya: the study of the Veda; the state of...
Definitions
- Brahmacharya: the study of the Veda; the state of...
Ancestry of “ब्रह्मचर्य”, step by step
ब्रह्मचर्य traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Sanskrit ब्रह्म
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sanskrit | ब्रह्म | priest |
| 2 | Sanskrit | ब्रह्मन् | pious effusion or utterance, outpouring of the... |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰerǵʰ- | to rise; high, lofty; hill, mountain |
via Sanskrit चर्य
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sanskrit | चर्य | observance of all rites and customs, conduct,... |