Etymology

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Today it means: Synonym of avatar. Full definition →

English avatar ← Sanskrit अवतार (avatāra) ← Proto-Indo-European *terh₂-
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avi · noun1

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₂ew
  2. Proto-Indo-Iranian*Háwa
  3. Sanskritअव (ava)
  4. Proto-Indo-European*terh₂-
  5. Sanskritतॄ (tṝ)
  6. Sanskritतार (tāra)
  7. Sanskritअवतार (avatāra)
  8. Englishavatar
  9. English todayavi

From avatar + -ie.

Avi · proper noun2

  1. Hebrew · borrowed fromאבי“father”
  2. English todayAvi

From Hebrew אבי (Ávi, “father”), chiefly as a diminutive of אַבְרָהָם (Avrahám, “Abraham, lit. father of a multitude or exalted father”) and אַבְנֵר (Avnér, “Abner, lit. father of light”).

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