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...
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- A protest in which a group of people surrounds a...
Ancestry of “gherao”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Hindi | घेराव | enclosure, encirclement; blockade; gherao |
| 2 | Hindi | -आव | — |
| 3 | Hindi | -आना | -ly, like ..; forms transitive verbs |
| 4 | Persian | ـانه | suffix |