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Where does “क्षुद्रग्रह” come from?

क्षुद्रग्रह (Hindi) comes from Hindi ग्रह, from Sanskrit ग्रह, from Sanskrit ग्रह्, from Proto-Indo-Aryan grabʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European gʰrebʰ- — to grab; gather up; rake; to seize, grab; to...

क्षुद्रग्रह (Hindi): asteroid, planetoid, minor planet

Definitions

  1. asteroid, planetoid, minor planet

Ancestry of “क्षुद्रग्रह”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hindiग्रहplanet
2Sanskritग्रहplanet
3Sanskritग्रह्to seize
4Proto-Indo-Aryangrabʰ-—
5Proto-Indo-Europeangʰrebʰ-to grab; gather up; rake; to seize, grab; to...
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