Where does “Ganeshganj” come from?
Ganeshganj (English) comes from Hindi गणेशगंज, from Hindi गणेश, from Sanskrit गणेश, from Sanskrit गण, from Sanskrit गण्, from Sanskrit गृणाति, from Proto-Indo-Iranian gr̥náHti, from Proto-Indo-European gʷr̥-né-H-ti — to express approval; praise; to elevate.
Ancestry of “Ganeshganj”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hindi | गणेशगंज | — |
| 2 | Hindi | गणेश | Ganesha, the son of Lord Shiva and Goddess Parvati and the god of wisdom, success, and beginnings |
| 3 | Sanskrit | गणेश | Ganesha |
| 4 | Sanskrit | गण | a flock, troop, multitude, number, tribe, series,... |
| 5 | Sanskrit | गण् | count, calculate |
| 6 | Sanskrit | गृणाति | to call, call out to, invoke; to announce,... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | gr̥náHti | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷr̥-né-H-ti | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷerH- | to express approval; praise; to elevate |