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Where does “ब्रह्मपुत्र” come from?

ब्रह्मपुत्र (Sanskrit) comes from Sanskrit पुत्र, from Proto-Indo-Iranian putrás, from Proto-Indo-European peh₂w- — few, little; smallness.

ब्रह्मपुत्र (Sanskrit): son of Brahma

Definitions

  1. son of Brahma

Ancestry of “ब्रह्मपुत्र”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritपुत्रa son, child; a species of small venomous animal;...
2Proto-Indo-Iranianputrásboy; son
3Proto-Indo-Europeanpeh₂w-few, little; smallness

Words derived from “ब्रह्मपुत्र”

  • Brahmaputra
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