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Where does “गाजर” come from?

गाजर (Hindi) comes from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀕𑀚𑁆𑀚𑀭, from Sanskrit गार्जर — carrot.

गाजर (Hindi): carrot

Definitions

  1. carrot

Ancestry of “गाजर”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sauraseni Prakrit𑀕𑀚𑁆𑀚𑀭—
2Sanskritगार्जरcarrot
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