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Himavat
Himavat comes from Sanskrit हिमवत् ‘snowy, icy’, from हिम ‘snow’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰey- ‘winter’.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*ǵʰey-‘winter’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*ǵʰimósreconstructed
- Proto-Indo-Iranianc. 2500–1800 BCE*ȷ́ʰimás‘cold, frost’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-Aryanprehistoric (reconstructed)*źʰimásreconstructed
- Sanskritc. 1500–500 BCEहिमhimá‘snow’
- Sanskrit, derivedc. 1500–500 BCEहिमवत्‘snowy, icy’literally ‘frosty’
- EnglishtodayHimavat
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*ǵʰey-‘winter’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*ǵʰimósreconstructed
- Proto-Indo-Iranianc. 2500–1800 BCE*ȷ́ʰimás‘cold, frost’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-Aryanprehistoric (reconstructed)*źʰimásreconstructed
- Sanskritc. 1500–500 BCEहिमhimá‘snow’
- Sanskrit, derivedc. 1500–500 BCEहिमवत्‘snowy, icy’literally ‘frosty’
- EnglishtodayHimavat
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰey- ‘winter’
gore, hibernation, goad, chimera, hibernate, ahimsa, 13 more
Today it means
name A Hindu deity, the personification of the Himalayas.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰey- / Himavat