Where does “ގަހަޑު” come from?

ގަހަޑު (Dhivehi) comes from Urdu گھٹ, from Sanskrit घट्ट, from Sanskrit घट्ट् — to rub, touch, shake.

ގަހަޑު (Dhivehi): harbour, harbor, landing place, seashore

Definitions

  1. harbour, harbor, landing place, seashore

Ancestry of “ގަހަޑު”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Urduگھٹ—
2Sanskritघट्टa quay or landing-place, wharf; bathing-place;...
3Sanskritघट्ट्to rub, touch, shake
Every word from Sanskrit घट्ट् →Every word from Sanskrit घट्ट →Every word from Urdu گھٹ →