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Where does “ब्रह्माण्ड” come from?

ब्रह्माण्ड (Sanskrit) comes from Sanskrit ब्रह्म, from Sanskrit ब्रह्मन्, from Proto-Indo-European bʰerǵʰ- — to rise; high, lofty; hill, mountain.

ब्रह्माण्ड (Sanskrit): world, cosmos, universe; Lord Brahma's egg;...

Definitions

  1. world, cosmos, universe; Lord Brahma's egg;...

Ancestry of “ब्रह्माण्ड”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritब्रह्मpriest
2Sanskritब्रह्मन्pious effusion or utterance, outpouring of the...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰerǵʰ-to rise; high, lofty; hill, mountain

Words derived from “ब्रह्माण्ड”

  • ब्रह्माण्ड
  • ब्रह्मांड
  • ಬ್ರಹ್ಮಾಂಡ
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