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Where does “agar” come from?

agar (Czech) comes from Malay agar, from Sanskrit अग्र, from Sanskrit अङ्ग्, from Sanskrit इङ्ग् — to agitate.

agar (Czech): agar

Definitions

  1. agar

Ancestry of “agar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malayagarso that; agar , agar-agar; agar
2Sanskritअग्रforemost, anterior, first, prominent, projecting,...
3Sanskritअङ्ग्—
4Sanskritइङ्ग्to agitate
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