Where does “jharna” come from?
jharna (English) comes from Hindi झरना, from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀛𑀭𑀡, from Sanskrit झरण, from Proto-Indo-Aryan gẓʰar-, from Proto-Indo-European dʰgʷʰéreti — to flow, to melt.
jharna (English): A spring of water
Definitions
- A spring of water
Ancestry of “jharna”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hindi | झरना | waterfall; fountain, spring; a kind of sieve,... |
| 2 | Sauraseni Prakrit | 𑀛𑀭𑀡 | — |
| 3 | Sanskrit | झरण | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | gẓʰar- | to flow, to stream; to melt, wane, perish |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰgʷʰéreti | to flow, to melt |