Where does “राम” come from?

राम (Sanskrit) comes from Proto-Indo-Iranian raHmás, from Proto-Indo-European reh₁mós — dirty; dirt.

राम (Sanskrit): dark, dark-coloured, black; white; pleasing,...

Definitions

  1. dark, dark-coloured, black; white; pleasing,...

Ancestry of “राम”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-IranianraHmás—
2Proto-Indo-Europeanreh₁mósdirty; dirt

Words derived from “राम”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European reh₁mós →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian raHmás →