Where does “वराह” come from?

वराह (Sanskrit) comes from Sanskrit अवतार, from Sanskrit अव, from Proto-Indo-Iranian Háwa, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ew, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰe — Postpositional intensifying particle: indeed, at any rate, in fact.

वराह (Sanskrit): boar, hog, pig, wild boar; cloud; bull

Definitions

  1. boar, hog, pig, wild boar; cloud; bull

Ancestry of “वराह”, step by step

वराह traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Sanskrit अवतार

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritअवतारavatar: descent (especially of a deity from heaven), appearance of any deity upon earth (but more particularly the incarnations of Vishnu in ten principal forms, namely Matsya, Kurma, Varaha, Narasimha, Vamana, Parashurama, Rāma, Krishna, Buddha, and Kalki)
2Sanskritअवoff, away; down; this
3Proto-Indo-IranianHáwaaway from, off; down
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ewaway from, off; again
5Proto-Indo-EuropeanǵʰePostpositional intensifying particle: indeed, at any rate, in fact

via Proto-Indo-Iranian warāȷ́ʰás

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Iranianwarāȷ́ʰásboar

Words derived from “वराह”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰe →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ew →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian Háwa →