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राघव
राघव (rāghav) is a masculine given name from Sanskrit, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European. It is used in Hindi, Marathi, and Sanskrit.
Hindi and Marathi and SanskritWritten in Devanagari script. In English: Raghav.
Meaning & origin
Where it comes from
राघव comes from Sanskrit, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European.
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How it developed
From Sanskrit राघव, from Sanskrit रघु, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *Hlagʰúš, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁léngʰus, built from Proto-Indo-European *h₁lengʷʰ- + *-us.
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राघव’s family of names
In Hindi usage, राघव has a conventional equivalent in the English form Raghav.
The ring: across languages.
Across languages 3
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
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