Given name

Avatar

Avatar is a masculine given name from Sanskrit, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European.

Meaning & origin

Where it comes from

Avatar comes from Sanskrit, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European.

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

How it developed

From Sanskrit अवतार, from Sanskrit अव, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *Háwa, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ew.

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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