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Where does “ग़ुस्लख़ाना” come from?

ग़ुस्लख़ाना (Hindi) comes from Hindi ग़ुसलख़ाना, from Hindi -ख़ाना, from Hindi ख़ाना, from Classical Persian خَانَه, from Middle Persian 𐭡𐭩𐭲𐭠, from Old Persian *vahanam, from Proto-Iranian *wāhana, from Proto-Iranian Hwah- — to dwell, live, reside; to stay, spend the night.

ग़ुस्लख़ाना (Hindi): Alternative form of ग़ुसलख़ाना

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  1. Alternative form of ग़ुसलख़ाना

Ancestry of “ग़ुस्लख़ाना”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hindiग़ुसलख़ानाbath, bathroom
2Hindi-ख़ाना—
3Hindiख़ानाplace, site, dwelling; box, small container;...
4Classical Persianخَانَه—
5Middle Persian𐭡𐭩𐭲𐭠house
6Old Persian*vahanam—
7Proto-Iranian*wāhana—
8Proto-IranianHwah-to dwell, remain
9Proto-Indo-IranianHwas-to dwell, inhabit; to stay
10Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂wes-to dwell, live, reside; to stay, spend the night
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