English
brahmana
Brahmana comes from Sanskrit ब्राह्मण ‘relating to or given by a Brahmin, befitting…’.
- Sanskritc. 1500–500 BCEब्राह्मणbrā́hmaṇa‘relating to or given by a Brahmin, befitting or becoming a Brahmin’
- Englishtodaybrahmana
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Earlier history uncertain.
Lineage
- Sanskritc. 1500–500 BCEब्राह्मणbrā́hmaṇa‘relating to or given by a Brahmin, befitting or becoming a Brahmin’
- Englishtodaybrahmana
The story
Anglicized/transliterated from Sanskrit ब्राह्मण (brā́hmaṇa).
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *bʰerǵʰ- ‘to become high, rise, elevate’
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Today it means
noun The brahmin varna in Hinduism. (Plural: brahmana.)
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Sanskrit ब्राह्मण / brahmana