Where does “ब्रह्मास्त्र” come from?
ब्रह्मास्त्र (Sanskrit) comes from Sanskrit ब्रह्म, from Sanskrit ब्रह्मन्, from Proto-Indo-European bʰerǵʰ- — to rise; high, lofty; hill, mountain.
ब्रह्मास्त्र (Sanskrit): a divine weapon, irresistible, given by Lord Brahma himself
Definitions
- a divine weapon, irresistible, given by Lord Brahma himself
Ancestry of “ब्रह्मास्त्र”, step by step
ब्रह्मास्त्र 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 अस्त्र
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sanskrit | अस्त्र | a missile weapon, bolt, arrow; a weapon in... |