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Where does “आगरा” come from?

आगरा (Hindi) comes from Sanskrit अग्रेवण, from Sanskrit अग्र, from Sanskrit अङ्ग्, from Sanskrit इङ्ग् — to agitate.

Ancestry of “आगरा”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritअग्रेवणforest border
2Sanskritअग्रforemost, anterior, first, prominent, projecting,...
3Sanskritअङ्ग्—
4Sanskritइङ्ग्to agitate
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