Where does “গুৱাহাটী” come from?

গুৱাহাটী (Assamese) comes from Assamese গুৱা, from Sanskrit गुवाक.

গুৱাহাটী (Assamese): Guwahati

Definitions

  1. Guwahati

Ancestry of “গুৱাহাটী”, step by step

গুৱাহাটী traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Assamese গুৱা

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Assameseগুৱাareca nut
2Sanskritगुवाक—

via Assamese হাটী

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Assameseহাটীa line or row of houses attached to a religious...
2Sanskritहट्टa market, fair

Words derived from “গুৱাহাটী”

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