Where does “Charbagh” come from?
Charbagh (English) comes from Hindi चारबाग़, from Hindi चार, from Old Hindi चारि, from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀘𑀢𑁆𑀢𑀸𑀭𑀺, from Sanskrit चतुर्, from Proto-Indo-Aryan ćatwā́ras, from Proto-Indo-Iranian čatwā́ras, from Proto-Indo-European kʷetwóres — and.
Ancestry of “Charbagh”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hindi | चारबाग़ | a quadrilateral or fourfold garden layout, especially in Mughal architecture |
| 2 | Hindi | चार | four |
| 3 | Old Hindi | चारि | four |
| 4 | Sauraseni Prakrit | 𑀘𑀢𑁆𑀢𑀸𑀭𑀺 | — |
| 5 | Sanskrit | चतुर् | four |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | ćatwā́ras | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | čatwā́ras | four |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷetwóres | four |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷe- | and |