English
havan
Havan comes from Sanskrit हवन ‘the act of offering an oblation with fire,…’, and goes back to Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰew- ‘to pour’.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*ǵʰew-‘to pour’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-Iranianc. 2500–1800 BCE*ȷ́ʰaw-reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-Aryanprehistoric (reconstructed)*źʰaw-reconstructed
- Sanskritc. 1500–500 BCEहुhu‘to sacrifice’
- Sanskrit, derivedc. 1500–500 BCEहवन‘the act of offering an oblation with fire, sacrifice’
- Englishtodayhavan
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*ǵʰew-‘to pour’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-Iranianc. 2500–1800 BCE*ȷ́ʰaw-reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-Aryanprehistoric (reconstructed)*źʰaw-reconstructed
- Sanskritc. 1500–500 BCEहुhu‘to sacrifice’
- Sanskrit, derivedc. 1500–500 BCEहवन‘the act of offering an oblation with fire, sacrifice’
- Englishtodayhavan
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰew- ‘to pour’
god, chemist, futile, giddy, gust, futility, gush, geyser, ingot, 22 more
Today it means
noun A ritual, rooted in the Vedic religion, in which offerings of food etc. are burnt in order to bring good luck on a special occasion.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰew- / havan