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Where does “गरजना” come from?

गरजना (Hindi) comes from Sanskrit गर्जति, from Proto-Indo-Iranian gárǰati, from Proto-Indo-European gérh₂-ge-ti, from Proto-Indo-European gerh₂- — to cry hoarsely; crane.

गरजना (Hindi): to thunder; to roar, bellow, howl

Definitions

  1. to thunder; to roar, bellow, howl

Ancestry of “गरजना”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritगर्जतिto roar, growl, emit a deep sound; to thunder
2Proto-Indo-Iraniangárǰati—
3Proto-Indo-Europeangérh₂-ge-ti—
4Proto-Indo-Europeangerh₂-to cry hoarsely; crane
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