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Where does “गरुड” come from?

गरुड (Hindi) comes from Sanskrit गरुड, from Latin mīmus, from Ancient Greek μῖμος — mime, actor; imitation, mimicking; mime.

Ancestry of “गरुड”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1SanskritगरुडName of a mythical bird; the charioteer of the...
2Latinmīmus—
3Ancient Greekμῖμοςmime, actor; imitation, mimicking; mime
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