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Where does “Nehru” come from?

Nehru is an English word derived from Hindi नेहरू, a surname of unknown etymology.

Ancestry of “Nehru”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hindiनेहरू—
2Hindiनहरcanal
3Arabicنَهْرriver
4Aramaicנהרא—
5Proto-Semiticnahar-river

Words derived from “Nehru”

  • Nehruvian
Every word from Proto-Semitic nahar- →