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Raghav
Raghav comes from Sanskrit रघु ‘Raghu’, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *Hlagʰúš ‘lightweight, swift, agile’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₁léngʰus.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₁léngʰus‘lightweight’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-Iranianc. 2500–1800 BCE*Hlagʰúš‘lightweight, swift, agile’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-Aryanprehistoric (reconstructed)*Hragʰúṣreconstructed
- Sanskritc. 1500–500 BCEरघुraghú‘Raghu’
- Sanskrit, derivedc. 1500–500 BCEराघवrāghava
- EnglishtodayRaghav
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Earlier history uncertain.
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₁léngʰus‘lightweight’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-Iranianc. 2500–1800 BCE*Hlagʰúš‘lightweight, swift, agile’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-Aryanprehistoric (reconstructed)*Hragʰúṣreconstructed
- Sanskritc. 1500–500 BCEरघुraghú‘Raghu’
- Sanskrit, derivedc. 1500–500 BCEराघवrāghava
- EnglishtodayRaghav
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *h₁lengʷʰ- ‘to move lightly, effortlessly’
light, lung, obliterate, unleavened, leaven, 11 more
through Proto-Indo-European *h₁léngʰus ‘lightweight’
leave, relevant, lever, alleviate, levant, allege, levee, leger, levitation, 12 more
Today it means
name a descendant of Raghu; (an epithet of Shri Rama)
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *h₁léngʰus / Raghav