English
Pavani
Pavani comes from Sanskrit पावनी ‘purifier, sanctifier’, and goes back to Proto-Indo-European *pewH- ‘to be pure, clean’.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*pewH-‘to be pure, clean’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*pewHonih₂reconstructed
- Sanskritc. 1500–500 BCEपावनीpāvanī‘purifier, sanctifier’
- EnglishtodayPavani
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*pewH-‘to be pure, clean’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*pewHonih₂reconstructed
- Sanskritc. 1500–500 BCEपावनीpāvanī‘purifier, sanctifier’
- EnglishtodayPavani
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *pewH- ‘to be pure, clean’
pure, deputy, reputation, pour, pity, purity, pious, purification, piety, purify, putative, purist, purée, puro, expiation, 17 more
Today it means
name Name of a rāgam in Carnatic music. It is the 41stmelakarta rāgam in the 72 melakarta rāgam system of Carnatic music.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *pewH- / Pavani