Where does “गाँववाला” come from?

गाँववाला (Hindi) comes from Hindi -वाला, from Sanskrit पाल, from Sanskrit पालयति — to protect, guard, defend; to rule, govern; to...

गाँववाला (Hindi): villager

Definitions

  1. villager

Ancestry of “गाँववाला”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hindi-वालाone who does; API; denotes agentive verb forms
2Sanskritपालguard, protector, keeper; herdsman; protector of...
3Sanskritपालयतिto protect, guard, defend; to rule, govern; to...
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