Where does “gherao” come from?

gherao (English) comes from Hindi घेराव, from Hindi -आव, from Hindi -आना, from Persian ـانه — suffix.

gherao (English): A protest in which a group of people surrounds a...

Definitions

  1. A protest in which a group of people surrounds a...

Ancestry of “gherao”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hindiघेरावenclosure, encirclement; blockade; gherao
2Hindi-आवforms abstract nouns from adjectives, or nouns referring to someone or something that conforms to the adjective's description; -ity
3Hindi-आनाly, like
4Persianـانهsuffix
Every word from Persian ـانه →Every word from Hindi -आना →Every word from Hindi -आव →