English
Raghavan
Raghavan comes from Sanskrit राघव, 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
- Sanskritc. 1500–500 BCEरघु
- Sanskrit, derivedc. 1500–500 BCEराघवrāghava
- Tamilmodernஇராகவன்rākavaṉas ராகவன்
- EnglishtodayRaghavan
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
- Sanskritc. 1500–500 BCEरघु
- Sanskrit, derivedc. 1500–500 BCEराघवrāghava
- Tamilmodernஇராகவன்rākavaṉas ராகவன்
- EnglishtodayRaghavan
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, allege, levant, levee, leger, levitation, 12 more
Today it means
name A surname from India.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *h₁léngʰus / Raghavan