Where does “गंधार” come from?

गंधार (Hindi) comes from Sanskrit गन्धार — Gandhara, an ancient kingdom that occupied parts of present-day Afghanistan and Pakistan.

गंधार (Hindi): Gandhara, an ancient kingdom that occupied parts of present-day Afghanistan and Pakistan

Definitions

  1. Gandhara, an ancient kingdom that occupied parts of present-day Afghanistan and Pakistan

Ancestry of “गंधार”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritगन्धारGandhara, an ancient kingdom that occupied parts of present-day Afghanistan and Pakistan
Every word from Sanskrit गन्धार